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Muscle MRI as a Useful Biomarker in Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis: A Pilot Study.

Guido Primiano, Tommaso Verdolotti, Gabriella D'Apolito, Andrea Di Paolantonio, Valeria Guglielmino, Angela Romano, Gabriele Lucioli, Marco Luigetti, Serenella Servidei

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Article in Genes, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guido PrimianoFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7616-7008
Tommaso VerdolottiFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8094-2847
Gabriella D'ApolitoFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Andrea Di PaolantonioUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Valeria GuglielminoFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Angela RomanoUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2061-1509
Gabriele LucioliFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Marco LuigettiFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7539-505X
Serenella ServideiFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8478-2799
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv, v for variant) is a severe and heterogeneous multisystem condition with a prevalent peripheral nervous system impairment, due to mutations in the transthyretin gene. Considering the introduction of different disease-modifying therapies in the last few years, a need of reliable biomarkers is emerging. In this study, we evaluated muscle MRI in a cohort of ATTRv patients in order to establish if the severity of muscle involvement correlated with disease severity. Linear regression analysis showed a significant positive correlation between the total fatty infiltration score and NIS, NIS-LL, and Norfolk, and an inverse correlation with Sudoscan registered from feet. In conclusion, we demonstrated the role of muscle MRI in ATTRv as possible disease biomarker, both for diagnostic purposes and for assessing the severity of the disease.

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AgedAmyloid Neuropathies, FamilialFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMuscle, SkeletalPilot ProjectsPrealbuminPrealbuminTTR protein, humanamyloidbiomarkermuscle MRprogressionTTR

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PMID34828392
PMCPMC8623476
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