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ArticleActa myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology2025

National diagnostic gaps for TK2 Deficiency in Italy: insights from the AIM Multicenter Survey.

Michelangelo Mancuso, Costanza Lamperti, Olimpia Musumeci

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Article in Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Michelangelo MancusoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Neurological Institute, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Costanza LampertiFondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy.
Olimpia MusumeciDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Neurological Institute, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

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Abstract

Objective: Thymidine kinase 2 (TK2) deficiency is a rare mitochondrial disease with variable phenotypes and emerging treatments. Prompt diagnosis is essential to optimize patient outcomes and management. To assess the current awareness, diagnostic approaches, and readiness to include TK2 screening in Italian neuromuscular clinical practice. Methods: A nationwide survey was distributed to AIM-affiliated clinicians. The questionnaire assessed TK2 awareness, diagnostic pathways, gene panel content, and attitudes towards screening in unresolved cases. Results: while awareness of TK2 deficiency was almost universal, inclusion of TK2 in genetic panels varied: 85% in metabolic myopathy panels, 56% in LGMD panels. Screening for TK2 in genetically unsolved SMA, FSHD, and OPMD phenotypes was inconsistent. Conclusions: Although awareness of TK2 deficiency is widespread, diagnostic strategies are inconsistent. Standardizing

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Mitochondrial DiseasesThymidine KinaseGenetic TestingHumansItalySurveys and QuestionnairesThymidine Kinasethymidine kinase 2awarenessmitochondrial diseaseTK2

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