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ReviewMuscle & nerve2020

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.

Scott A Heller, Renata Shih, Raghav Kalra, Peter B Kang

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Review in Muscle & nerve, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
92citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

92 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 162 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026
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  11. X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy caused by a novelThe Journal of international medical research · 2026
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  13. Role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in diagnosis and management of muscular dystrophies.Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance · 2026
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  16. Lamin A/C as a biomarker for breast cancer.Molecular biology reports · 2025
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  17. Local Non-Coding Regulatory Elements in Muscular Dystrophies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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32 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Scott A HellerDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
Renata ShihCongenital Heart Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.ORCID 0000-0001-5213-9301
Raghav KalraDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.
Peter B KangDepartment of Neurology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida.ORCID 0000-0002-4270-7325
University of Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare muscular dystrophy, but is particularly important to diagnose due to frequent life-threatening cardiac complications. EDMD classically presents with muscle weakness, early contractures, cardiac conduction abnormalities and cardiomyopathy, although the presence and severity of these manifestations vary by subtype and individual. Associated genes include EMD, LMNA, SYNE1, SYNE2, FHL1, TMEM43, SUN1, SUN2, and TTN, encoding emerin, lamin A/C, nesprin-1, nesprin-2, FHL1, LUMA, SUN1, SUN2, and titin, respectively. The Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man database recognizes subtypes 1 through 7, which captures most but not all of the associated genes. Genetic diagnosis is essential whenever available, but traditional diagnostic tools can help steer the evaluation toward EDMD and assist with interpretation of equivocal genetic test results. Management is primarily supportive, but it is important to monitor patients closely, especially for potential cardiac complications. There is a high potential for progress in the treatment of EDMD in the coming years.

Indexed as

Databases, GeneticHumansMuscle, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, Emery-DreifusscardiomyopathycontracturesemerinEmery-Dreifusslaminopathymuscular dystrophy

Identifiers

PMID31840275
PMCPMC7154529
OpenAlexW2994835401

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