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Muscle biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis of mitochondrial disorders because of the lack of sensitive biomarkers in serum.

They have treadmills and exercise bikes, but astronauts do not maintain muscle mass during long space voyages -- a finding that suggests big problems on manned missions to other planets. In the first-ever cellular analysis of astronaut muscles, nine members of the International Space Station crew offered up muscle biopsy samples from their calves. The [...]

When Joe Wise was 9, he started having hip pain and tired easily. Then he started walking funny. A muscle biopsy found the cause: mitochondrial disease. In short, the parts of his cells that make energy were not working. Doctors said he probably would be dead... Mitochondrial disease - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Biopsy - Energy

Monitoring rejection in heart transplantation patients with a simple blood test can safely reduce their need for invasive heart-muscle biopsies, a new study has found.

( New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center ) Monitoring rejection in heart transplantation patients with a simple blood test co-developed by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center physician-scientist Dr. Mario Deng in 2005 can safely reduce their need for invasive heart-muscle biopsies, a new study has found.