Fig. 1

Histopathology of muscle biopsies from a female Boston terrier affected with sarcoglycanopathy (case 3). A hunch back stance was evident in the dog (a). H&E stained cryosections from a representative limb muscle (b) showed degenerative changes and calcific deposits (black arrow). Similar degenerative changes and calcific deposits were observed in the tongue (c). The calcific deposits in the tongue were highlighted bright orange using the alizarin stain for calcium (d)