Chinese Medical Journal, 2016 Background: Paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) is the most common subtype of paroxysmal dyskinesias and is caused by mutations in PRRT2 gene. The majority of familial PKD was identified to harbor PRRT2 mutations.
Hong-Xia Wang +4 more
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Whole-exome analysis in osteosarcoma to identify a personalized therapy [PDF]
, 2017 Osteosarcoma is the most common pediatric primary non-hematopoietic bone tumor. Survival of these young patients is related to the response to chemotherapy and development of metastases.
Aretini, Paolo +13 more
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Genetic neurological channelopathies: molecular genetics and clinical phenotypes [PDF]
, 2015 Evidence accumulated over recent years has shown that genetic neurological channelopathies can cause many different neurological diseases. Presentations relating to the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve or muscle mean that channelopathies can impact ...
Hanna, MG, Kullmann, DM, Spillane, J
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Identification of plant-derived alkaloids with therapeutic potential for myotonic dystrophy type I [PDF]
, 2016 Myotonic dystrophy type I (DM1) is a disabling neuromuscular disease with no causal treatment available. This disease is caused by expanded CTG trinucleotide repeats in the 3 UTR of the dystrophia myotonica protein kinase gene. On the RNA level, expanded
Erne, B. +9 more
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Tibialis anterior muscle needle biopsy and sensitive biomolecular methods: A useful tool in myotonic dystrophy type 1 [PDF]
, 2015 Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by a CTG repeat expansion in 3\u2019UTR of DMPK gene. This mutation causes accumulation of toxic RNA in nuclear foci leading to splicing misregulation of specific genes. In view of future
Cardani, Rosanna +9 more
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Antagonistic regulation of mRNA expression and splicing by CELF and MBNL proteins [PDF]
, 2014 RNA binding proteins of the conserved CUGBP1, Elav-like factor (CELF) family contribute to heart and skeletal muscle development and are implicated in myotonic dystrophy (DM).
Burge, Christopher B +10 more
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Sodium and chloride channelopathies with myositis:Coincidence or connection? [PDF]
, 2011 Introduction: A proximal myopathy develops in some patients with muscle channelopathies, but the causative molecular mechanisms are unknown. Methods: We reviewed retrospectively all clinical and muscle biopsy findings of 3 patients with channelopathy and
Arzel-Hezode +22 more
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Role of physiological ClC-1 Cl- ion channel regulation for the excitability and function of working skeletal muscle. [PDF]
, 2016 Electrical membrane properties of skeletal muscle fibers have been thoroughly studied over the last five to six decades. This has shown that muscle fibers from a wide range of species, including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, are all ...
Chen, Tsung-Yu +4 more
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Becker congenital myotonia in black African with molecular findings
Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2022 Background Congenital myotonia is a congenital disorder that affects skeletal muscles with myotonia. Affected muscles show stiffness and pain sometimes. The two major types of myotonia congenita are known as Thomsen disease and Becker disease.
Simon Azonbakin +6 more
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Moroccan consanguineous family with Becker myotonia and review
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2011 Myotonia congenita is a genetic muscle disorder characterized by clinical and electrical myotonia, muscle hypertrophy, and stiffness. It is inherited as either autosomal-dominant or -recessive, known as Thomsen and Becker diseases, respectively.
Ilham Ratbi +5 more
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