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Young people’s experiences using electric powered indoor-outdoor wheelchairs (EPIOCs): Potential for enhancing users’ development? [PDF]

, 2007
Purpose: To examine the experiences of severely physically disabled young people using electric powered indoor/outdoor chairs (EPIOCs). Methods: A priori interview questions examined young people’s functioning with EPIOCs, pain and discomfort with ...
De Souza, LH, Evans, S, Frank, AO, Neophytou, C   +3 more
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Diseño y construcción de una prótesis de pata de can con amputación de extremidad delantera mediante impresión 3D.

NOVASINERGIA, 2023
This work aimedto design and manufacture a prosthetic prototype using additive manufacturing technology, or 3D printing, for a dog that has suffered an amputation.
Segundo Manuel Espín Lagos, Erick Omar Urrutia Nogales, Jorge Patricio Guamanquispe Toasa, Alejandra Marlene Lascano Moreta, Diego Freire Romero   +4 more
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Apeced in Turkey: a case report and insights on genetic and phenotypic variability [PDF]

, 2018
APECED is a rare monogenic recessive disorder caused by mutations in the AIRE gene. In this manuscript, we report a male Turkish patient with APECED syndrome who presented with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis associated with other autoimmune ...
Alessandra Fierabraccia, Corrado Betterle, FRASCA, FEDERICA, Marsha Pellegrino, Sara Sebnem Kilic   +4 more
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SNUPN‐Related Muscular Dystrophy: Novel Phenotypic, Pathological and Functional Protein Insights

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective SNUPN‐related muscular dystrophy or LGMDR29 is a new entity that covers from a congenital or childhood onset pure muscular dystrophy to more complex phenotypes combining neurodevelopmental features, cataracts, or spinocerebellar ataxia. So far, 12 different variants have been described.
Nuria Muelas, Pablo Iruzubieta, Alberto Damborenea, Laura Pérez‐Fernández, Inmaculada Azorín, Juan Carlos Jiménez García, Ana Töpf, Pilar Martí, Lorena Fores‐Toribio, María Manterola, Rosana Blanco‐Mañez, Oihane Pikatza‐Menoio, Sonia Alonso‐Martín, Volker Straub, Aitziber L. Cortajarena, Adolfo López de Munain, David De Sancho, Lorea Blázquez, Juan J. Vilchez   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Doubt to Diagnosis: Canadian Patient Perspectives on a Limb‐Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Diagnosis

Health Expectations
Introduction Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) encompass a rare and genetically diverse set of disorders, posing challenges in diagnosis due to the absence of distinct pathological features, leading to frequent misdiagnoses and inadequate symptom ...
Homira Osman, Zainab Adamji, Gerald Pfeffer, Jodi Warman‐Chardon, Pryamvada Varma, Jenna Keindel, Stacey Lintern   +6 more
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Muscle Fiber Conduction Velocity Correlates With the Age at Onset in Mild FSHD Cases

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
A majority of patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) report severe fatigue. The aim of this study was to explore whether fatigability during a performance task is related to the main clinical features of the disease in mildly ...
Matteo Beretta-Piccoli, Matteo Beretta-Piccoli, Massimo Negro, Luca Calanni, Angela Berardinelli, Gabriele Siciliano, Rossella Tupler, Emiliano Soldini, Corrado Cescon, Giuseppe D’Antona, Giuseppe D’Antona   +10 more
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Crystal structures of the human Dysferlin inner DysF domain [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Mutations in dysferlin, the first protein linked with the cell membrane repair mechanism, causes a group of muscular dystrophies called dysferlinopathies.
Cole, Ambrose R., Keep, Nicholas H., Orengo, C., Sula, Altin, Yeats, C.   +4 more
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A Comprehensive Overview of the Clinical, Electrophysiological, and Neuroimaging Features of BPAN: Insights From a New Case Series

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) comprises a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neurological disorders characterized particularly by iron accumulation in the basal ganglia. To date, 15 genes have been associated with NBIA.
Seda Susgun, Ozgu Kizek, Sibel Aylin Ugur Iseri, Ibrahim Kamaci, Ayse Deniz Elmali, Pinar Iscen, Berfin Gulkaya Guzel, Gul Yalcin Cakmakli, Bulent Elibol, Berril Donmez, Raif Cakmur, Pinar Topaloglu, Turkish NBIA Study Group, Abdullah Acar, Ahmet Acarer, Arzu Karabay, Asuman Ali, Ayla Barlas, Aysegul Gunduz, Banu Ozen Barut, Baris Baslo, Bilge Kocer, Bilgehan Mus, Birsen Karaman, Burcu Gokce Cokal, Cem Ismail Kucukali, Cenk Akbostanci, Ceyhun Sayman, Cagla Turan, Dilek Ince Gunal, Ebru Bilge Dirik, Ebru Erzurumluoglu, Elif Kocasoy Orhan, Enes Demiryurek, Emrah Yucesan, Ercan Kose, Erdem Tuzun, Esen Saka Topcuoglu, Esra Okuyucu, Fatma Betul Ozdilek, Feriha Ozer, Gencer Genc, Gozde Unal, Gulay Kenangil, Gullu Tarhan, Gunes Kiziltan, Halil Onder, Hamit Genc, Hasmet Hanagasi, Hatice Yuksel, Hulya Apaydin, Koray Kirimtay, Mehmet Guney Senol, Melisa Kilic, Meltem Demirkiran, Mert Karaca, Miray Erdem, Muhammet Bilgehan Mus, Murat Gultekin, Nalan Capan, Nazan Karagoz Sakalli, Nazli Basak, Nihan Hande Akcakaya, Ozan Ezer, Ozge Uygun, Ozge Yilmaz Kuspeci, Ozgur Oztop Cakmak, Pervin Iseri, Petek Ballar Kirmizibayrak, Pinar Elkoca, Recep Alp, Remzi Yigiter, Rezzak Yilmaz, Sadika Ozdemir, Selda Keskin, Selen Ilhan Alp, Selen Soylu, Serdar Ceylaner, Serhat Ozkan, Sevda Erer Ozbek, Sevgin Gundogan, Sevil Yasufli, Sezin Alpaydin Baslo, Sibel Ertan, Sultan Cagirici, Seyma Aykac, Vuslat Yilmaz, Yaprak Secil, Yasar Kutukcu, Yeliz Ciftci, Yesim Sucullu Karadag, Yildiz Değirmenci, Zeliha Matur, Nerses Bebek, Murat Emre, Zuhal Yapici   +95 more
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Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells Express the DUX4 Protein: A Basis for Further Vascular Research [PDF]

Türk Patoloji Dergisi
Objective: A growing body of evidence suggests a correlation between endothelial cell dysfunction and cancer, as well as facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, both of which are DUX4-related diseases. However, the endogenous expression of DUX4 within endothelial
Ceren HANGUL, Dilek BAHAR, Özlem EKINCI, Öznur TOKTA, Yusuf OZKUL, Sibel BERKER KARAUZUM   +5 more
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Report and Abstracts of the 18th Meeting of the Interuniversity Institute of Myology: Virtual meeting, October 21-24, 2021

European Journal of Translational Myology, 2021
In 2021, as the situation due to COVID-19 pandemic was still uncertain, the 18 th annual meeting of the Interuniversity Institute of Myology (IIM), took place on a virtual platform, following the same organization already tested for the previous edition.
Francesca Grassi, Sestina Falcone
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