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ArticleNeurology2020

Preserved single muscle fiber specific force in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

Saskia Lassche, Nicol C Voermans, Robbert van der Pijl, Marloes van den Berg, Arend Heerschap, Hieronymus van Hees, Benno Kusters, Silvère M van der Maarel, Coen A C Ottenheijm, Baziel G M van Engelen

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Article in Neurology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Saskia LasscheFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands. Saskia.Lassche@radboudumc.nl.ORCID 0000-0003-2038-3742
Nicol C VoermansFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.
Robbert van der PijlFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.
Marloes van den BergFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.
Arend HeerschapFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.
Hieronymus van HeesFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.
Benno KustersFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.
Silvère M van der MaarelFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-8103-711X
Coen A C OttenheijmFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.
Baziel G M van EngelenFrom the Department of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour (S.L., N.C.V., B.G.M.v.E.), Department of Radiology (A.H.), and Department of Pulmonary Diseases (H.V.H.), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen; Department of Physiology (S.L., R.v.d.P., M.v.d.B., C.A.C.O.) and Department of Pathology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research (B.K.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, the Netherlands; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine (R.v.d.P., C.A.C.O.), University of Arizona, Tucson; and Department of Human Genetics (S.M.v.d.M.), Leiden University Medical Centre, the Netherlands.
University of Arizona · US

Funding

Role of titin in the pathophysiology of diaphragm weakness during mechanical ventilationR01HL121500 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Coen Ottenheijm · 2014 to 2026
$6.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL121500
6 · The paper itself

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.

Indexed as

AdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscle ContractionMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral

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PMID31964688
PMCPMC7220237
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