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Muscular dystrophy is a group of genetic disorders that lead to muscle wasting and loss of muscle function. Identifying genetic modifiers that alleviate symptoms or enhance the severity of a primary disease helps to understand mechanisms behind disease ...
Paula Zarén, Kinga I. Gawlik
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Abstract Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a clinically challenging multisystem neuromuscular hereditary disorder, with generational increase in severity and earlier age at onset. It is caused by an unstable cytosine‐thymine‐guanine repeat expansion at the DMPK locus, accompanied by associated genetic and epigenetic modifications.
Md Mehedi Hasan +9 more
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ABSTRACT Desmin, a crucial intermediate filament in muscle cells, maintains structural integrity in cardiac muscle and provides stability to striated muscle cells. Mutations in the DES gene lead to desminopathies, causing diverse cardiac and skeletal myopathies.
Saeideh Kavousi +5 more
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Case report: A single novel calpain 3 gene variant associated with mild myopathy
Recessively inherited limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 1, caused by mutations in the calpain 3 gene, is the most common limb-girdle muscular dystrophy worldwide. Recently, cases of autosomal dominant calpainopathy have been described.
Sara Massucco +20 more
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Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder with no definite cure. A study was carried out on 150 patients diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. These included Duchenne muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, and Becker muscular dystrophy variants.
Alok Sharma M.S., M.Ch. +7 more
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DNA-Mediated Gene Therapy in a Mouse Model of Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy 2B
Mutations in the gene for dysferlin cause a degenerative disorder of skeletal muscle known as limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2B. To achieve gene delivery of plasmids encoding dysferlin to hind limb muscles of dysferlin knockout mice, we used a vascular ...
Julia Ma +4 more
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Abstract Limb‐girdle muscle dystrophy Type R9 (LGMDR9), also known as LGMD Type 2I, is a rare genetic disease caused by partial loss of function of fukutin‐related protein (FKRP) enzyme which glycosylates alpha‐dystroglycan, thereby stabilizing myocytes during contraction.
Daniel D. Gretler +4 more
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Three case series involving progresive motor deficit [PDF]
The muscular dystrophies are a group of inherited, non-inflammatory disorders, consisting of progressive muscle wasting, without peripheral or central nerve involvement.
Bogdan Pana +3 more
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ABSTRACT Background Dnajb5, a member of the heat shock protein family, has not been previously reported to play a role in muscle differentiation. We identify Dnajb5 as a negative regulator of myogenesis via mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) signalling, functioning as a central controller of muscle growth and ...
Sun‐Hee Cho +8 more
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Universal Proteomic Signature After Exercise‐Induced Muscle Injury in Muscular Dystrophies
Objective Several neuromuscular disorders (NMDs) are characterized by progressive muscle damage and are marked by the elevation of circulating muscle proteins from activity‐related injury.
Mads G. Stemmerik +5 more
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