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ArticleCurrent genomics2013

Comparative Genomics of X-linked Muscular Dystrophies: The Golden Retriever Model.

Candice Brinkmeyer-Langford, Joe N Kornegay

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Article in Current genomics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of vamorolone in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  10. Whole genome sequencing reveals a 7 base-pair deletion in DMD exon 42 in a dog with muscular dystrophy.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2017
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2 authors.

Candice Brinkmeyer-LangfordTexas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dept. of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences - Mailstop 4458, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. 77843-4458;
Joe N KornegayTexas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dept. of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences - Mailstop 4458, College Station, Texas, U.S.A. 77843-4458.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a devastating disease that dramatically decreases the lifespan and abilities of affected young people. The primary molecular cause of the disease is the absence of functional dystrophin protein, which is critical to proper muscle function. Those with DMD vary in disease presentation and dystrophin mutation; the same causal mutation may be associated with drastically different levels of disease severity. Also contributing to this variation are the influences of additional modifying genes and/or changes in functional elements governing such modifiers. This genetic heterogeneity complicates the efficacy of treatment methods and to date medical interventions are limited to treating symptoms. Animal models of DMD have been instrumental in teasing out the intricacies of DMD disease and hold great promise for advancing knowledge of its variable presentation and treatment. This review addresses the utility of comparative genomics in elucidating the complex background behind phenotypic variation in a canine model of DMD, Golden Retriever muscular dystrophy (GRMD). This knowledge can be exploited in the development of improved, more personalized treatments for DMD patients, such as therapies that can be tailor-matched to the disease course and genomic background of individual patients.

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Animal models of DMDCanine dystrophinComparative genomicsDuchenne muscular dystrophyGenomicsGolden retriever muscular dystrophy

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