Trials for slowly progressive neurogenetic diseases need surrogate endpoints
MM Reilly, DN Herrmann, D Pareyson… - Annals of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heritable neurological disorders provide insights into disease mechanisms that permit
development of novel therapeutic approaches including antisense oligonucleotides, RNA …
development of novel therapeutic approaches including antisense oligonucleotides, RNA …
Cardiac Phenotypes in Hereditary Muscle Disorders: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
Hereditary muscular diseases commonly involve the heart. Cardiac manifestations
encompass a spectrum of phenotypes, including both cardiomyopathies and rhythm …
encompass a spectrum of phenotypes, including both cardiomyopathies and rhythm …
229th ENMC international workshop: Limb girdle muscular dystrophies–Nomenclature and reformed classification Naarden, the Netherlands, 17–19 March 2017
Historically, the classification and nomenclature of diseases has not been systematic and
diseases were either classified by cause, presenting symptoms and signs, pathological …
diseases were either classified by cause, presenting symptoms and signs, pathological …
The unified myofibrillar matrix for force generation in muscle
TB Willingham, Y Kim, E Lindberg, CKE Bleck… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Human movement occurs through contraction of the basic unit of the muscle cell, the
sarcomere. Sarcomeres have long been considered to be arranged end-to-end in series …
sarcomere. Sarcomeres have long been considered to be arranged end-to-end in series …
Anti-HMGCR myopathy may resemble limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
P Mohassel, O Landon-Cardinal, AR Foley… - Neurology …, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To determine the prevalence and clinical features of anti-HMGCR myopathy
among patients with presumed limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) in whom genetic …
among patients with presumed limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) in whom genetic …
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 …
autosomal inherited muscular dystrophies with a childhood to adult onset, manifesting with …
Interpreting genetic variants in titin in patients with muscle disorders
M Savarese, L Maggi, A Vihola, PH Jonson… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Mutations in the titin gene (TTN) cause a wide spectrum of genetic diseases. The
interpretation of the numerous rare variants identified inTTNis a difficult challenge given its …
interpretation of the numerous rare variants identified inTTNis a difficult challenge given its …
Prevalence, pathological mechanisms, and genetic basis of limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies: A review
Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) are a highly heterogeneous group of
neuromuscular disorders that are associated with weakness and wasting of muscles in legs …
neuromuscular disorders that are associated with weakness and wasting of muscles in legs …
Exploration of new contrasts, targets, and MR imaging and spectroscopy techniques for neuromuscular disease–a workshop report of working group 3 of the …
GJ Strijkers, ECA Araujo, N Azzabou… - Journal of …, 2019 - content.iospress.com
Neuromuscular diseases are characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and
muscle weakness resulting in functional disabilities. While each of these diseases is …
muscle weakness resulting in functional disabilities. While each of these diseases is …
Gene therapy with bidridistrogene xeboparvovec for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2E/R4: phase 1/2 trial results
JR Mendell, ER Pozsgai, S Lewis, DA Griffin… - Nature Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2E/R4 is caused by mutations in the β-sarcoglycan (SGCB)
gene, leading to SGCB deficiency and consequent muscle loss. We developed a gene …
gene, leading to SGCB deficiency and consequent muscle loss. We developed a gene …