Muscular dystrophies

E Mercuri, CG Bönnemann, F Muntoni - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Muscular dystrophies are primary diseases of muscle due to mutations in more than 40
genes, which result in dystrophic changes on muscle biopsy. Now that most of the genes …

Treating pediatric neuromuscular disorders: the future is now

JJ Dowling, H D. Gonorazky, RD Cohn… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Pediatric neuromuscular diseases encompass all disorders with onset in childhood and
where the primary area of pathology is in the peripheral nervous system. These conditions …

Guidance for the care of neuromuscular patients during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak from the French Rare Health Care for Neuromuscular Diseases Network

G Solé, E Salort-Campana, Y Pereon, T Stojkovic… - Revue …, 2020 - Elsevier
In France, the epidemic phase of COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) began in February 2020 and resulted in the implementation of …

Evidence-based guideline summary: Evaluation, diagnosis, and management of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: Report of the Guideline Development …

R Tawil, JT Kissel, C Heatwole, S Pandya, G Gronseth… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To develop recommendations for the evaluation, diagnosis, prognostication, and
treatment of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) from a systematic review and …

Physiology of respiratory disturbances in muscular dystrophies

AL Mauro, A Aliverti - Breathe, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited myopathies characterised by progressive skeletal
muscle wasting, including of the respiratory muscles. Respiratory failure, ie. when the …

Untangling the complexity of limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies

T Liewluck, M Milone - Muscle & nerve, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) are a group of genetically heterogeneous,
autosomal inherited muscular dystrophies with a childhood to adult onset, manifesting with …

Congenital muscular dystrophies: What is new?

AA Zambon, F Muntoni - Neuromuscular Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) are a group of inherited conditions defined by
muscle weakness occurring before the acquisition of ambulation, delayed motor milestones …

[HTML][HTML] Congenital muscular dystrophy: from muscle to brain

R Falsaperla, AD Praticò, M Ruggieri, E Parano… - Italian journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDs) are a wide group of muscular disorders that
manifest with very early onset of muscular weakness, sometime associated to severe brain …

Diagnosis and etiology of congenital muscular dystrophy: We are halfway there

GL O'Grady, M Lek, SR Lamande, L Waddell… - Annals of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic outcomes in a large cohort of congenital muscular
dystrophy (CMD) patients using traditional and next generation sequencing (NGS) …

[HTML][HTML] Mutations in INPP5K cause a form of congenital muscular dystrophy overlapping Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome and dystroglycanopathy

DPS Osborn, HL Pond, N Mazaheri, J Dejardin… - The American Journal of …, 2017 - cell.com
Congenital muscular dystrophies display a wide phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. The
combination of clinical, biochemical, and molecular genetic findings must be considered to …