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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2018

Imaging of the thymus in myotonic dystrophy type 1.

Andrea Mignarri, Francesco Gentili, Francesco Masia, Angelo Genua, Silvia Cenciarelli, Paola Brunori, Maria Antonietta Mazzei, Alessandro Malandrini, Antonio Federico, Francesco Giuseppe Mazzei and 1 more

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea MignarriUnit of Neurology and Neurometabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy. andrea.mignarri@teletu.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3516-7364
Francesco GentiliDiagnostic Imaging, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Francesco MasiaOncohematology Division, Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Angelo GenuaOncohematology Division, Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Silvia CenciarelliUnit of Neurology, Ospedale di Città di Castello, Città di Castello, Italy.
Paola BrunoriDepartment of Neurophysiopathology, Silvestrini Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
Maria Antonietta MazzeiDiagnostic Imaging, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Alessandro MalandriniUnit of Neurology and Neurometabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Antonio FedericoUnit of Neurology and Neurometabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Francesco Giuseppe MazzeiDiagnostic Imaging, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
Maria Teresa DottiUnit of Neurology and Neurometabolic Disorders, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
University of Siena · ITUniversity of Perugia · ITAzienda Ospedaliera di Perugia · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese · ITCittà di Castello Hospital · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The occurrence of thymoma in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) has been occasionally reported, and an increased risk of tumors has been observed. We performed imaging of the thymus in 22 patients carrying DMPK expansion. Clinical examination and routine instrumental exams were performed at the same time. We observed no thymic abnormalities in 13 subjects, thymic hyperplasia in eight patients, and an invasive thymoma in one case. Subjects with thymic abnormalities did not show peculiarities as regards clinical and electrophysiological features. We observed thymoma in one patient with an expansion in the higher range. Abnormalities of the thymus including hyperplasia and thymoma can be present in DM1, but do not seem to play a major role in DM1 pathogenesis. Further studies are needed to understand if some RNA splicing factors involved in DM1 and influenced by CTG expansion size could have a role in thymocytes proliferation.

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AdultAgedElectromyographyFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMaleMiddle AgedMyotonic DystrophyMyotonin-Protein KinasePositron-Emission TomographyThymus GlandTomography Scanners, X-Ray ComputedTrinucleotide Repeat ExpansionYoung AdultDMPK protein, humanFluorodeoxyglucose F18Myotonin-Protein KinaseDMPKMyotonic dystrophy type 1Thoracic imagingThymic hyperplasiaThymomaThymus

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