ArticleNeuromuscular disorders : NMD2023
Lean tissue mass measurements by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and associations with strength and functional outcome measures in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
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- Electrical Impedance Myography Detects Disease Progression over 12 to 24 Months in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.Annals of neurology · 2026Article
- Unraveling the link between resting metabolic rate and phase angle in facioscapulohumeral dystrophy: a comparative and associative analysis.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Cross-sectional study of patients with VCP multisystem proteinopathy 1 using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.Muscle & nerve · 2024Article
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Abstract
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a slowly progressive disease of skeletal muscle. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is a widely available, cost-effective and sensitive technique for measuring whole body and regional lean tissue mass and has been used in prior clinical trials in neuromuscular diseases. The Clinical Trial Readiness to Solve Barriers to Drug Development in FSHD (ReSolve) study is a prospective, longitudinal, observational multisite study. We obtained concurrent DEXA scans and functional outcome measurements in 185 patients with FSHD at the baseline visit. We determined the associations between lean tissue mass in the upper and lower extremities and corresponding clinical outcome measures. There were moderate correlations between upper and lower extremity lean tissue mass and their corresponding strengths and function. Lean tissue mass obtained by DEXA scan may be useful as a biomarker in future clinical trials in FSHD.
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