Common pathogenic mechanisms in centronuclear and myotubular myopathies and latest treatment advances

R Gómez-Oca, BS Cowling, J Laporte - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Centronuclear myopathies (CNM) are rare congenital disorders characterized by muscle
weakness and structural defects including fiber hypotrophy and organelle mispositioning …

[HTML][HTML] X-linked myotubular myopathy

MW Lawlor, JJ Dowling - Neuromuscular Disorders, 2021 - Elsevier
X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) is a severe congenital muscle disease caused by
mutation in the MTM1 gene. MTM1 encodes myotubularin (MTM1), an endosomal …

Differential impact of ubiquitous and muscle dynamin 2 isoforms in muscle physiology and centronuclear myopathy

R Gómez-Oca, E Edelweiss, S Djeddi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Dynamin 2 mechanoenzyme is a key regulator of membrane remodeling and gain-of-
function mutations in its gene cause centronuclear myopathies. Here, we investigate the …

A review of major causative genes in congenital myopathies

M Ogasawara, I Nishino - Journal of human genetics, 2023 - nature.com
In this review, we focus on congenital myopathies, which are a genetically heterogeneous
group of hereditary muscle diseases with slow or minimal progression. They are mainly …

263rd ENMC International Workshop: Focus on female carriers of dystrophinopathy: refining recommendations for prevention, diagnosis, surveillance, and treatment …

A Sarkozy, R Quinlivan, JP Bourke, A Ferlini… - Neuromuscular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The 263rd ENMC International Workshop was convened in Amsterdam 13th-15th May 2022.
This was a hybrid meeting (participants took part either face to face or virtual via an on-line …

Diagnosing X-linked Myotubular Myopathy–A German 20-year Follow Up Experience

A Gangfuss, D Schmitt, A Roos, F Braun… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) is a life-threatening rare neuromuscular disease,
which is caused by pathogenic variants in the MTM1 gene. It has a large phenotypic …

Spectrum of clinical features in X-linked myotubular myopathy carriers: an international questionnaire study

SFI Reumers, F Braun, JE Spillane, J Böhm… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To characterize the spectrum of clinical features in a cohort of X-linked myotubular
myopathy (XL-MTM) carriers, including prevalence, genetic features, clinical symptoms, and …

Natural history of a mouse model of X-linked myotubular myopathy

E Sarikaya, N Sabha, J Volpatti… - Disease Models & …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) is a severe monogenetic disorder of
the skeletal muscle. It is caused by loss-of-expression/function mutations in the myotubularin …

Clinical, genetic, and histological features of centronuclear myopathy in the Netherlands

SFI Reumers, CE Erasmus, K Bouman… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Centronuclear myopathy (CNM) is a genetically heterogeneous congenital myopathy
characterized by muscle weakness, atrophy, and variable degrees of cardiorespiratory …

Potential compensatory mechanisms preserving cardiac function in myotubular myopathy

A Simon, N Diedhiou, D Reiss, M Goret… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
X-Linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) is characterized by severe skeletal muscle
weakness and reduced life expectancy. The pathomechanism and the impact of non …