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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Age-Associated Salivary MicroRNA Biomarkers for Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy.

Vered Raz, Rosemarie H M J M Kroon, Hailiang Mei, Muhammad Riaz, Henk Buermans, Saskia Lassche, Corinne Horlings, Bert De Swart, Johanna Kalf, Pradeep Harish and 3 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Vered RazDepartment of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333ZC Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-3152-1952
Rosemarie H M J M KroonRadboud University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6609-0649
Hailiang MeiSequence Analysis Support Core, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333ZC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Muhammad RiazDepartment of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333ZC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Henk BuermansDepartment of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333ZC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Saskia LasscheDepartment of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Corinne HorlingsDepartment of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Bert De SwartRadboud University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Johanna KalfRadboud University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Pradeep HarishCentre of Gene and Cell Therapy, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham TW2 0EX, UK.
John VissingThe Copenhagen Neuromuscular Center, Righospitalet, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Szymon KielbasaSequence Analysis Support Core, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2333ZC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Baziel G M van EngelenDepartment of Neurology, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6525AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9867-9047
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLLeiden University · NLRoyal Holloway University of London · GBUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in the regulation of mRNA stability. Their features, including high stability and secretion to biofluids, make them attractive as potential biomarkers for diverse pathologies. This is the first study reporting miRNA as potential biomarkers for oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD), an adult-onset myopathy. We hypothesized that miRNA that is differentially expressed in affected muscles from OPMD patients is secreted to biofluids and those miRNAs could be used as biomarkers for OPMD. We first identified candidate miRNAs from OPMD-affected muscles and from muscles from an OPMD mouse model using RNA sequencing. We then compared the OPMD-deregulated miRNAs to the literature and, subsequently, we selected a few candidates for expression studies in serum and saliva biofluids using qRT-PCR. We identified 126 miRNAs OPMD-deregulated in human muscles, but 36 deregulated miRNAs in mice only (pFDR < 0.05). Only 15 OPMD-deregulated miRNAs overlapped between the in humans and mouse studies. The majority of the OPMD-deregulated miRNAs showed opposite deregulation direction compared with known muscular dystrophies miRNAs (myoMirs), which are associated. In contrast, similar dysregulation direction was found for 13 miRNAs that are common between OPMD and aging muscles. A significant age-association (

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AdultAgedAge FactorsAnimalsBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesDeglutition DisordersDisease Models, AnimalGene ExpressionHumansMicroRNAsMuscle, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, OculopharyngealSalivaSequence Analysis, RNABiomarkersMicroRNAscirculating miRNAmiRNAmuscle agingmuscle atrophyOPMD

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PMID32842713
PMCPMC7503697
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