Clinical and pathologic features of congenital myasthenic syndromes caused by 35 genes—a comprehensive review

K Ohno, B Ohkawara, XM Shen, D Selcen… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are a heterogeneous group of disorders
characterized by impaired neuromuscular signal transmission due to germline pathogenic …

Congenital myasthenic syndromes

J Finsterer - Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Objectives Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMSs) are a genotypically and
phenotypically heterogeneous group of neuromuscular disorders, which have in common an …

Ion channels in neurological disorders

P Kumar, D Kumar, SK Jha, NK Jha… - Advances in protein …, 2016 - Elsevier
The convergent endeavors of the neuroscientist to establish a link between clinical
neurology, genetics, loss of function of an important protein, and channelopathies behind …

Congenital myasthenic syndromes: Achievements and limitations of phenotype‐guided gene‐after‐gene sequencing in diagnostic practice: A study of 680 patients

A Abicht, M Dusl, C Gallenmüller… - Human …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMSs) are clinically and genetically heterogeneous
disorders characterized by a neuromuscular transmission defect. Even though CMSs are …

Congenital myasthenic syndrome: Correlation between clinical features and molecular diagnosis

EP Estephan, AA Zambon, R Thompson… - European journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To present phenotype features of a large cohort of congenital myasthenic
syndromes (CMS) and correlate them with their molecular diagnosis. Methods Suspected …

A mutation in DOK7 in congenital myasthenic syndrome forms aggresome in cultured cells, and reduces DOK7 expression and MuSK phosphorylation in patient …

S Zhang, B Ohkawara, M Ito, Z Huang… - Human Molecular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
At the neuromuscular junction, the downstream of tyrosine kinase 7 (DOK7) enhances the
phosphorylation of muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) and induces clustering of acetylcholine …

Molecular characterization of congenital myasthenic syndromes in Spain

D Natera-de Benito, A Töpf, JJ Vilchez… - Neuromuscular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are a heterogeneous group of genetic disorders,
all of which impair neuromuscular transmission. Epidemiological data and frequencies of …

Congenital myasthenic syndrome: a brief review

PJ Lorenzoni, RH Scola, CSK Kay, LC Werneck - Pediatric neurology, 2012 - Elsevier
Congenital myasthenic syndromes comprise heterogeneous genetic diseases characterized
by compromised neuromuscular transmission. Congenital myasthenic syndromes are …

A retrospective clinical study of the treatment of slow-channel congenital myasthenic syndrome

A Chaouch, JS Müller, V Guergueltcheva, M Dusl… - Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Slow-channel congenital myasthenic syndrome (CMS) is a rare subtype of CMS caused by
dominant “gain of function” mutations in the acetylcholine receptor. Clinically, the cervical …

The spectrum of mutations that underlie the neuromuscular junction synaptopathy in DOK7 congenital myasthenic syndrome

J Cossins, WW Liu, K Belaya, S Maxwell… - Human molecular …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are a group of inherited diseases that affect
synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction and result in fatiguable muscle …