Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy: the most recognizable laminopathy [PDF]
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD), a rare inherited disease, is characterized clinically by humero-peroneal muscle atrophy and weakness, multijoint contractures, spine rigidity and cardiac insufficiency with conduction defects.
Agnieszka Madej-Pilarczyk +1 more
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Disruption of Nuclear‐Cytoskeletal Linkage by Coil‐1a LMNA Mutations in Emery–Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]
Background Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a progressive genetic myopathy that mainly affects the muscles used for movement (skeletal muscles) and the heart (cardiac muscles).
So‐mi Kang +11 more
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Dysfunctional lamins as mediators of oxidative stress in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
Deficit of lamin A/C or emerin causes genetically transmitted Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD). As lamins are considered to be mediators of oxidative stress, the antioxidant/oxidant status was examined.
Irena Niebroj-Dobosz +4 more
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Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy [PDF]
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is characterised by early contractures, slowly progressive muscle wasting and weakness with a distinctive humero-peroneal distribution and cardiac conduction defects leading to dilated cardiomyopathy. The genes known to be responsible for EDMD encode proteins associated with the nuclear envelope: the emerin and ...
Gisele Bonne, Anne Helbling-Leclerc
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A Novel EMD Mutation Identified by Whole-Exome Sequencing in Twins with Emery–Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]
This case reports a novel hemizygous frameshift EMD mutation (c.487delA, p.Ser163fs) in twins of an Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy family with severe cardiac involvement and mild muscle weakness. Their mother carried the same heterozygous mutation.
Xiafei Dai +8 more
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Emerin deficiency does not exacerbate cardiomyopathy in a murine model of Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy caused by an LMNA gene mutation [PDF]
Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD), caused by mutations in genes encoding nuclear envelope proteins, is clinically characterized by muscular dystrophy, early joint contracture, and life-threatening cardiac abnormalities.
Eiji Wada +4 more
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Echocardiographic Features of Cardiomyopathy in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]
Background. Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a very rare type of muscular dystrophy characterized by musculoskeletal abnormalities accompanied by cardiac defects.
Michał Marchel +9 more
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Isolated Right Atrial Enhancement with Atrial Standstill: An Uncommon Presentation of Emery–Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]
Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare inherited syndrome that affects muscles, joints, and the heart. The classic clinical triad includes early joint contractures, slowly progressive muscle weakness, and cardiac abnormalities.
Basavaraj Biradar +3 more
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Distrofia muscular de Emery-Dreifuss: relato de caso Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy: case report
A distrofia muscular de Emery-Dreifuss é uma forma de distrofia muscular freqüentemente associada a contraturas articulares e defeitos de condução cardíaca, que pode ser causada pela deficiência da proteína emerina na membrana nuclear interna das fibras ...
Ana Lucila Moreira Carsten +3 more
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Profibrotic Molecules Are Reduced in CRISPR-Edited Emery–Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy Fibroblasts [PDF]
Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is caused by mutations in EMD, LMNA, SYNE1, SYNE2, and other related genes. The disease is characterized by joint contractures, muscle weakening and wasting, and heart conduction defects associated with dilated ...
Eleonora Cattin +28 more
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