A mutation update for the FLNC gene in myopathies and cardiomyopathies

JAJ Verdonschot, EK Vanhoutte, GRF Claes… - Human …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Filamin C (FLNC) variants are associated with cardiac and muscular phenotypes. Originally,
FLNC variants were described in myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) patients. Later, high …

Malignant hyperthermia in the post-genomics era: new perspectives on an old concept

S Riazi, N Kraeva, PM Hopkins - Anesthesiology, 2018 - pubs.asahq.org
This article reviews advancements in the genetics of malignant hyperthermia, new
technologies and approaches for its diagnosis, and the existing limitations of genetic testing …

Genetic landscape and novel disease mechanisms from a large LGMD cohort of 4656 patients

BRR Nallamilli, S Chakravorty, A Kesari… - Annals of clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD s), one of the most heterogeneous
neuromuscular disorders (NMD s), involves predominantly proximal‐muscle weakness …

The role of Z-disc proteins in myopathy and cardiomyopathy

K Wadmore, AJ Azad, K Gehmlich - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Z-disc acts as a protein-rich structure to tether thin filament in the contractile units, the
sarcomeres, of striated muscle cells. Proteins found in the Z-disc are integral for maintaining …

Prevalence, pathological mechanisms, and genetic basis of limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies: A review

E Taghizadeh, M Rezaee, GE Barreto… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) are a highly heterogeneous group of
neuromuscular disorders that are associated with weakness and wasting of muscles in legs …

Bi-allelic variants in HMGCR cause an autosomal-recessive progressive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

JA Morales-Rosado, TL Schwab… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - cell.com
Statins are a mainstay intervention for cardiovascular disease prevention, yet their use can
cause rare severe myopathy. HMG-CoA reductase, an essential enzyme in the mevalonate …

Diagnostic capabilities of nanopore long‐read sequencing in muscular dystrophy

CC Bruels, HR Littel, AL Daugherty… - Annals of clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many individuals with muscular dystrophies remain genetically undiagnosed despite clinical
diagnostic testing, including exome sequencing. Some may harbor previously undetected …

Clinical and genomic evaluation of 207 genetic myopathies in the Indian subcontinent

S Chakravorty, BRR Nallamilli, SV Khadilkar… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Inherited myopathies comprise more than 200 different individually rare disease-
subtypes, but when combined together they have a high prevalence of 1 in 6,000 individuals …

Effectiveness of clinical exome sequencing in adult patients with difficult‐to‐diagnose neurological disorders

MT Sainio, J Aaltio, V Hyttinen… - Acta Neurologica …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Clinical diagnostics in adults with hereditary neurological diseases is
complicated by clinical and genetic heterogeneity, as well as lifestyle effects. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] The limb–girdle muscular dystrophies: is treatment on the horizon?

ML Chu, E Moran - Neurotherapeutics, 2018 - Elsevier
There has been an ever-expanding list of the Limb–Girdle Muscular Dystrophies (LGMD).
There are currently 8 subtypes of autosomal dominant (AD) and 26 subtypes of autosomal …