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Change in natural history of Duchenne muscular dystrophy with long-term corticosteroid treatment: implications for managementRichard T Moxley
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
J Child Neurol 25:1116-29. 2010..Educational, vocational, and other social counseling is now a vital part of management for Duchenne muscular dystrophy...
Evoked myotonia can be "dialed-up" by increasing stimulus train length in myotonic dystrophy type 1Eric L Logigian
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Box 673, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, New York, USA
Muscle Nerve 41:191-6. 2010..Evoked myotonia testing utilizing a stimulus paradigm of at least 20 stimuli at 30-50 HZ may be useful in antimyotonic drug trials, particularly when grip RT is normal or equivocal...
If you build a rare disease registry, will they enroll and will they use it? Methods and data from the National Registry of Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD)James E Hilbert
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 33:302-11. 2012..We also highlight data about the pathophysiology and select burdens of DM and FSHD reported at baseline and longitudinally...
Muscle weakness in myotonic dystrophy associated with misregulated splicing and altered gating of Ca(V)1.1 calcium channelZhen Zhi Tang
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Hum Mol Genet 21:1312-24. 2012..Together, these results indicate that DM-associated splicing defects alter Ca(V)1.1 function, with potential for exacerbation of myopathy...
Computerized hand grip myometry reliably measures myotonia and muscle strength in myotonic dystrophy (DM1)Richard T Moxley
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Box 673, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Muscle Nerve 36:320-8. 2007..We conclude that computerized handgrip myometry provides a sensitive, reliable measure of myotonia and strength in DM1 and offers a method to assess natural history and response to treatment...
Open-label trial of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1/recombinant human insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 in myotonic dystrophy type 1Chad R Heatwole
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Arch Neurol 68:37-44. 2011..To evaluate the safety and tolerability of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 (rhIGF-1) complexed with IGF binding protein 3 (rhIGF-1/rhIGFBP-3) in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1)...
Report of the 84th ENMC workshop: PROMM (proximal myotonic myopathy) and other myotonic dystrophy-like syndromes: 2nd workshop. 13-15th October, 2000, Loosdrecht, The NetherlandsRichard T Moxley
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Box 673, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Neuromuscul Disord 12:306-17. 2002
Laboratory abnormalities in ambulatory patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1Chad R Heatwole
Neuromuscular Disease Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Arch Neurol 63:1149-53. 2006..Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most prevalent form of adult muscular dystrophy worldwide. Although well known for the classic manifestations of myotonia, weakness, and early cataracts, it has broad effects on multiple organ systems...
Scaled-down genetic analysis of myotonic dystrophy type 1 and type 2Masayuki Nakamori
Department of Neurology, Box 673, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Neuromuscul Disord 19:759-62. 2009..These methods can facilitate genetic analysis in cells and tissues obtained from individuals with myotonic dystrophy...
Delayed diagnosis in duchenne muscular dystrophy: data from the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (MD STARnet)Emma Ciafaloni
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
J Pediatr 155:380-5. 2009..To identify key factors for the delay in diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) without known family history...
Severity, type, and distribution of myotonic discharges are different in type 1 and type 2 myotonic dystrophyEric L Logigian
Neuromuscular Division, Department of Neurology, Box 673, 601 Elmwood Avenue, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
Muscle Nerve 35:479-85. 2007..It tends to be waxing-waning in DM1 but waning in DM2, thus making electrodiagnosis of DM2 more challenging. Its severity correlates with muscle weakness and the presence of waxing-waning discharges in DM1 but not DM2...
The nondystrophic myotoniasChad R Heatwole
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA
Neurotherapeutics 4:238-51. 2007....
Failure of MBNL1-dependent post-natal splicing transitions in myotonic dystrophyXiaoyan Lin
Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Hum Mol Genet 15:2087-97. 2006..Sequestration of MBNL1, and failure to maintain these splicing transitions, has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of muscle disease in DM...
Expanded CUG repeats trigger aberrant splicing of ClC-1 chloride channel pre-mRNA and hyperexcitability of skeletal muscle in myotonic dystrophyAmi Mankodi
Department of Neurology, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Box 673, 601 Elmwood Avenue, New York 14642, USA
Mol Cell 10:35-44. 2002..We propose that a transdominant effect of mutant RNA on RNA processing leads to chloride channelopathy and membrane hyperexcitability in DM...
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is associated with nuclear foci of mutant RNA, sequestration of muscleblind proteins and deregulated alternative splicing in neuronsHong Jiang
Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, PO Box 673, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
Hum Mol Genet 13:3079-88. 2004..In parallel, a subset of neuronal pre-mRNAs show abnormal regulation of alternative splicing. These observations suggest that CNS impairment in DM1 may result from a deleterious gain-of-function by mutant DMPK mRNA...
Myotonic dystrophy type 2 and related myotonic disordersGiovanni Meola
Department of Neurology, University of Milan, Istituto Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi 30, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
J Neurol 251:1173-82. 2004....
Confirmation of the type 2 myotonic dystrophy (CCTG)n expansion mutation in patients with proximal myotonic myopathy/proximal myotonic dystrophy of different European origins: a single shared haplotype indicates an ancestral founder effectLinda L Bachinski
Section of Cancer Genetics, Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Am J Hum Genet 73:835-48. 2003..Taken together, these data suggest a single founding mutation in DM2 patients of European origin. We estimate the age of the founding haplotype and of the DM2 (CCTG) expansion mutation to be approximately 200-540 generations...
Towards an integrative approach to the management of myotonic dystrophy type 1Cynthia Gagnon
Neuromuscular Clinic, , , , Canada
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 78:800-6. 2007
Research Grants
- Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research CenterRICHARD MOXLEY; Fiscal Year: 2007..Projects 1, 2, & 3 interact with the Repository Core and this Core will interact with the other MDCRCs. ..
- Sixth International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium MeetingRICHARD MOXLEY; Fiscal Year: 2007....
