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ReviewOrphanet journal of rare diseases2015

Rhabdomyolysis: a genetic perspective.

Renata Siciliani Scalco, Alice R Gardiner, Robert Ds Pitceathly, Edmar Zanoteli, Jefferson Becker, Janice L Holton, Henry Houlden, Heinz Jungbluth, Ros Quinlivan

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Review in Orphanet journal of rare diseases, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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74citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
10.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

74 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 149 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Rhabdomyolysis: a narrative review.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2026
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  8. Acute rhabdomyolysis as the presenting symptom in two females with a DMD mutation.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  14. Rhabdomyolysis in Children: A State-of-the-Art Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  18. Rhabdomyolysis as an Uncommon Manifestation of Anoctamin-5 Muscular Dystrophy.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2025
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14 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Renata Siciliani ScalcoMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, University College London (UCL) Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. renata_scalco@hotmail.com.
Alice R GardinerMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, University College London (UCL) Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. alice.gardiner.10@ucl.ac.uk.
Robert Ds PitceathlyMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, University College London (UCL) Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. r.pitceathly@ucl.ac.uk.
Edmar ZanoteliDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. zanoteli@terra.com.br.
Jefferson BeckerDepartment of Neurology, HSL, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. jeffersonbecker@hotmail.com.
Janice L HoltonMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, University College London (UCL) Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. Janice.holton@ucl.ac.uk.
Henry HouldenMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, University College London (UCL) Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. h.houlden@ucl.ac.uk.
Heinz JungbluthDepartment of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London (KCL), London, UK. heinz.jungbluth@gstt.nhs.uk.
Ros QuinlivanMRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and Department of Molecular Neuroscience, University College London (UCL) Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. r.quinlivan@ucl.ac.uk.
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery · GBUniversity College London · GBKing's College London · GBPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

Medical Research Council G0802760Medical Research Council G1001253Medical Research Council G108/638Medical Research Council MR/J004758/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rhabdomyolysis (RM) is a clinical emergency characterized by fulminant skeletal muscle damage and release of intracellular muscle components into the blood stream leading to myoglobinuria and, in severe cases, acute renal failure. Apart from trauma, a wide range of causes have been reported including drug abuse and infections. Underlying genetic disorders are also a cause of RM and can often pose a diagnostic challenge, considering their marked heterogeneity and comparative rarity.In this paper we review the range of rare genetic defects known to be associated with RM. Each gene has been reviewed for the following: clinical phenotype, typical triggers for RM and recommended diagnostic approach. The purpose of this review is to highlight the most important features associated with specific genetic defects in order to aid the diagnosis of patients presenting with hereditary causes of recurrent RM.

Indexed as

Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansPhenotypeRhabdomyolysis

Identifiers

PMID25929793
PMCPMC4522153
OpenAlexW2088481987

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