Development and content validity of the Barth Syndrome Symptom Assessment (BTHS-SA) for adolescents and adults [PDF]
Background Barth Syndrome (BTHS) is a rare genetic disorder that presents as a complex of debilitating symptoms and reduced life expectancy. Well-developed, BTHS-specific assessments measuring primary signs and symptoms of BTHS are not currently ...
Chad Gwaltney +6 more
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Cardiac Transplantation Does Not Improve Exercise Tolerance, Muscle Mass, or Substrate Metabolism in Barth Syndrome [PDF]
Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X‐linked recessive disorder characterized by mutations in the TAFAZZIN gene, leading to mitochondrial dysfunction, cardioskeletal myopathy, neutropenia, exercise intolerance, and growth delay. While cardiac transplantation
W. Todd Cade +11 more
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Initial Psychometric Evaluation of the Barth Syndrome Symptom Assessment (BTHS-SA) for Adolescents and Adults in a Phase 2 Clinical Study [PDF]
Background Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare, X-linked disorder that stems from mutations in the TAFAZZIN (TAZ) gene with varying disease severity among patients.
Chad Gwaltney +9 more
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The Impact of Raising Children with Barth Syndrome on Parental Health-Related Quality of Life and Family Functioning: Preliminary Reliability and Validity of the PedsQL™ Family Impact Module [PDF]
Objective. This study examined the preliminary reliability and validity of the PedsQL™ Family Impact Module (PedsQL FIM) in families of children with Barth syndrome (BTHS). Method. A total of 72 parents with children or youth between the ages of 5 and 19
Yoonjeong Lim, Ickpyo Hong, Areum Han
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Survival and Clinical Progression in Barth Syndrome: Insights From the Barth Syndrome Foundation's Database of 502 Affected Individuals. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Barth syndrome (BTHS; OMIM 302060) is an ultra‐rare, life‐limiting genetic disorder characterized by cardiomyopathy, skeletal muscle myopathy, neutropenia, gastrointestinal issues, and fatigue. Formal analyses of survival and clinical progression remain limited.
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Effects of Cannabidiol on TAFAZZIN-Deficient B-Lymphoblastoid Cells. [PDF]
Deficiency of the cardiolipin remodeling enzyme TAFAZZIN causes Barth syndrome (BTHS), resulting in cardiolipin loss, monolysocardiolipin (MLCL) accumulation, and electron transport chain (ETC) abnormalities in B‐lymphoblastoid cells. Effects of the non‐psychotropic phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) were examined on B‐lymphoblastoid cells from ...
Chan JZ +10 more
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Deficient Cardiolipin Remodelling Alters Muscle Fibre Composition and Neuromuscular Connectivity in Barth Syndrome. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X‐linked mitochondrial disorder caused by mutations in the TAFAZZIN gene, which disrupts cardiolipin (CL) remodelling and mitochondrial function. While cardiac manifestations of BTHS are well characterized in male patients, the mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle weakness and fatigability are poorly
Matias C +7 more
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Integrated multi-omics mapping of mitochondrial dysfunction and substrate preference in Barth syndrome cardiac tissue [PDF]
Barth syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X-linked recessively inherited disorder caused by variants in the TAFAZZIN gene, leading to impaired conversion of monolysocardiolipin (MLCL) into mature cardiolipin (CL).
Bauke V Schomakers +18 more
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Background Muscle weakness and exercise intolerance contribute to reduced quality of life (QOL) in Barth syndrome (BTHS). Our group previously found that 12 weeks of resistance exercise training (RET) improved muscle strength, however, did not increase ...
Kathryn L. Bohnert +9 more
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Myocardial disturbances of intermediary metabolism in Barth syndrome
Barth Syndrome (BTHS) is a rare X-linked mitochondrial disorder due to mutations in the gene TAFAZZIN, which leads to immature cardiolipin (CL) remodeling and is characterized by the development of cardiomyopathy.
Amanda A. Greenwell +5 more
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