ArticleNeurology2020
Preserved single muscle fiber specific force in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
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- Systematic review of skeletal muscle passive mechanics experimental methodology.Journal of biomechanics · 2021Pooled it
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- High-load resistance training and FSHD: harmful mixture or a silver bullet combination?Journal of neurology · 2026Review
- Sarco/endoplasmatic reticulum calcium ATPase activity in healthy muscle and Brody disease.Biochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026Article
- Three-dimensional tissue engineered skeletal muscle modelling facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2025Article
- The double homeodomain protein DUX4c is associated with regenerating muscle fibers and RNA-binding proteins.Skeletal muscle · 2023Article
- Increased resistance towards fatigability in patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
- Reduced specific force in patients with mild and severe facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.Muscle & nerve · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate single muscle fiber contractile performance in muscle biopsies from patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), one of the most common hereditary muscle disorders.
methodsWe collected 50 muscle biopsies (26 vastus lateralis, 24 tibialis anterior) from 14 patients with genetically confirmed FSHD and 12 healthy controls. Single muscle fibers (n = 547) were isolated for contractile measurements. Titin content and titin phosphorylation were examined in vastus lateralis muscle biopsies.
resultsSingle muscle fiber specific force was intact at saturating and physiologic calcium concentrations in all FSHD biopsies, with (FSHD
conclusionMuscle weakness in patients with FSHD is not caused by reduced specific force of individual muscle fibers, even in severely affected tissue with marked fatty infiltration of muscle tissue.
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