Investigating the natural history of dysferlinopathy

U Moore - 2023 - theses.ncl.ac.uk
Dysferlinopathy is an autosomal recessively inherited muscular dystrophy. It is caused by
absence, or disruption, of the skeletal muscle protein dysferlin, and is characterised by …

Dysferlinopathy in Tunisia: clinical spectrum, genetic background and prognostic profile

I Belhassen, S Laroussi, S Sakka, S Rekik… - Neuromuscular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dysferlinopathy is a rare group of hereditary muscular dystrophy with an autosomal
recessive mode of inheritance caused by a mutation in the DYSF gene. It encodes for the …

Analysis of the DYSF mutational spectrum in a large cohort of patients

M Krahn, C Béroud, V Labelle, K Nguyen… - Human …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Mutations in the gene encoding dysferlin (DYSF; MIM# 603009, 2p13, GenBank
NM_003494. 2) cause Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B; MIM# 253601; …

Dysferlinopathies: Clinical and genetic variability

A Ivanova, S Smirnikhina, A Lavrov - Clinical Genetics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dysferlinopathies are a clinically heterogeneous group of diseases caused by mutations in
the DYSF gene encoding the dysferlin protein. Dysferlin is mostly expressed in muscle …

Portrait of Dysferlinopathy: Diagnosis and Development of Therapy

C Bouchard, JP Tremblay - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dysferlinopathy is a disease caused by a dysferlin deficiency due to mutations in the DYSF
gene. Dysferlin is a membrane protein in the sarcolemma and is involved in different …

Progress and challenges in diagnosis of dysferlinopathy

M Fanin, C Angelini - Muscle & nerve, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Dysferlin‐deficient limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B, distal Miyoshi myopathy, and
other less frequent phenotypes are a group of recessive disorders called dysferlinopathies …

Dysferlinopathy in Switzerland: clinical phenotypes and potential founder effects

JA Petersen, T Kuntzer, D Fischer, M von der Hagen… - BMC neurology, 2015 - Springer
Background Dysferlin is reduced in patients with limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 2B,
Miyoshi myopathy, distal anterior compartment myopathy, and in certain Ethnic clusters …

Identification of a novel heterozygous DYSF variant in a large family with a dominantly‐inherited dysferlinopathy

C Folland, R Johnsen, A Botero Gomez… - Neuropathology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Dysferlinopathy is an autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy, caused by bi‐allelic
variants in the gene encoding dysferlin (DYSF). Onset typically occurs in the second to third …

Treatment of dysferlinopathy with deflazacort: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

MC Walter, P Reilich, S Thiele, J Schessl… - Orphanet Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Background Dysferlinopathies are autosomal recessive disorders caused by mutations in
the dysferlin (DYSF) gene encoding the dysferlin protein. DYSF mutations lead to a wide …

Clinical heterogeneity and molecular characteristics in a group of Chinese patients with dysferlinopathy

N Wang, X Han, S Hao, J Han, S Sun, J Tang, Y Lu… - 2022 - researchsquare.com
Background Dysferlinopathy is an autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy caused by
mutations in the dysferlin (DYSF) gene. This study presents the clinical features and …