Stakeholder cooperation to overcome challenges in orphan medicine development: the example of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
V Straub, P Balabanov, K Bushby, M Ensini… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare, progressive, muscle-wasting disease leading to
severe disability and premature death. Treatment is currently symptomatic, but several …
severe disability and premature death. Treatment is currently symptomatic, but several …
Prognostic indicators of disease progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A literature review and evidence synthesis
N Ferizovic, J Summers, IBO de Zárate, C Werner… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare, severely debilitating, and fatal
neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle degeneration. Like in many …
neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle degeneration. Like in many …
KAT6A Syndrome: genotype–phenotype correlation in 76 patients with pathogenic KAT6A variants
J Kennedy, D Goudie, E Blair, K Chandler, S Joss… - Genetics in …, 2019 - nature.com
Purpose Pathogenic variants in KAT6A have recently been identified as a cause of
syndromic developmental delay. Within 2 years, the number of patients identified with …
syndromic developmental delay. Within 2 years, the number of patients identified with …
Diagnostic needs for rare diseases and shared prediagnostic phenomena: Results of a German-wide expert Delphi survey
S Blöß, C Klemann, AK Rother, S Mehmecke… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Worldwide approximately 7,000 rare diseases have been identified.
Accordingly, 4 million individuals live with a rare disease in Germany. The mean time to …
Accordingly, 4 million individuals live with a rare disease in Germany. The mean time to …
DMD genotype correlations from the Duchenne Registry: Endogenous exon skipping is a factor in prolonged ambulation for individuals with a defined mutation …
Antisense oligonucleotide (AON)‐mediated exon skipping is an emerging therapeutic for
individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Skipping of exons adjacent to …
individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Skipping of exons adjacent to …
Duchenne muscular dystrophy: an historical treatment review
LC Werneck, PJ Lorenzoni, RDP Ducci… - Arquivos de neuro …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
In this review, we discuss the therapies used in the treatment of patients with Duchenne
muscular dystrophy since the first description of the disease. A short description is given of …
muscular dystrophy since the first description of the disease. A short description is given of …
GenomeConnect: matchmaking between patients, clinical laboratories, and researchers to improve genomic knowledge
BE Kirkpatrick, ER Riggs, DR Azzariti… - Human …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
As the utility of genetic and genomic testing in healthcare grows, there is need for a high‐
quality genomic knowledge base to improve the clinical interpretation of genomic variants …
quality genomic knowledge base to improve the clinical interpretation of genomic variants …
Delays in diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: An evaluation of genotypic and sociodemographic factors
KJ Counterman, P Furlong, RT Wang… - Muscle & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction In this study we investigate associations between genotypic and
sociodemographic factors and the age of diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy …
sociodemographic factors and the age of diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy …
Age at onset of first signs or symptoms predicts age at loss of ambulation in Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy: Data from the MD STAR net
E Ciafaloni, A Kumar, K Liu, S Pandya… - Journal of pediatric …, 2016 - content.iospress.com
PURPOSE: We investigated the prognostic utility of onset age at first signs and symptoms
(SS) to predict onset age at loss of ambulation (LOA) for childhood-onset Duchenne and …
(SS) to predict onset age at loss of ambulation (LOA) for childhood-onset Duchenne and …
Clinical findings in 39 individuals with Bohring–Opitz syndrome from a global patient‐driven registry with implications for tumor surveillance and recurrence risk
BE Russell, RR Kianmahd, C Munster… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bohring–Opitz syndrome (BOS) is a rare genetic condition caused by pathogenic variants in
ASXL1, which is a gene involved in chromatin regulation. BOS is characterized by severe …
ASXL1, which is a gene involved in chromatin regulation. BOS is characterized by severe …