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ArticleThe Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology2018

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 and pseudo-obstruction in a child with smooth muscle α-actin deficiency and eosinophilic myenteric plexitis.

Gloria Pelizzo, Valeria Calcaterra, Vincenzo Villanacci, Giovanni Battista Mura, Gabrio Bassotti

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Article in The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. MBNL loss of function in smooth muscle as a model for myotonic dystrophy associated gastrointestinal dysmotility.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  3. Review
  4. Gastrointestinal motility disorders in neurologic disease.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Gloria PelizzoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, Mediterranean Institute for Pediatric Excellence, Palermo, Italy.
Valeria CalcaterraDepartment of Pediatry, University of Pavia and Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Vincenzo VillanacciDepartment of Pathology, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia.
Giovanni Battista MuraDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
Gabrio BassottiDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Perugia, Italy.
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia · ITIstituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione · ITOspedale Santa Maria · ITUniversity of Pavia · ITUniversity of Perugia · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myotonic dystrophy (MD) frequently involves the gastrointestinal tract, where it can manifest as chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO), particularly in adults. This manifestation is quite uncommon in children. We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with MD type 1 and CIPO, in which a pathologic assessment revealed an association with smooth muscle α-actin deficiency in the external muscular layer of the ileum, and with features of eosinophilic plexitis and eosinophilic muscle infiltration in the colon. In this peculiar case, the clinical aspects of CIPO might have been due to the involvement of several neuromuscular mechanisms.

Indexed as

Myenteric PlexusActinsChildEnteritisEosinophiliaGastritisHumansIntestinal Pseudo-ObstructionMaleMyotonic DystrophyACTA2 protein, humanActins

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PMID29749332
PMCPMC6284701
OpenAlexW2790427183

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