LAMA2-related myopathy: Frequency among congenital and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies

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LAMA2-related myopathy : Frequency among congenital and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. / Løkken, Nicoline; Born, Alfred Peter; Duno, Morten; Vissing, John.

I: Muscle & Nerve, Bind 52, Nr. 4, 10.2015, s. 547-53.

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Løkken, N, Born, AP, Duno, M & Vissing, J 2015, 'LAMA2-related myopathy: Frequency among congenital and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies', Muscle & Nerve, bind 52, nr. 4, s. 547-53. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.24588

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Løkken, N., Born, A. P., Duno, M., & Vissing, J. (2015). LAMA2-related myopathy: Frequency among congenital and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. Muscle & Nerve, 52(4), 547-53. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.24588

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Løkken N, Born AP, Duno M, Vissing J. LAMA2-related myopathy: Frequency among congenital and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. Muscle & Nerve. 2015 okt.;52(4):547-53. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.24588

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Løkken, Nicoline ; Born, Alfred Peter ; Duno, Morten ; Vissing, John. / LAMA2-related myopathy : Frequency among congenital and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. I: Muscle & Nerve. 2015 ; Bind 52, Nr. 4. s. 547-53.

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title = "LAMA2-related myopathy: Frequency among congenital and limb-girdle muscular dystrophies",
abstract = "INTRODUCTION: Muscular dystrophy caused by LAMA2-gene mutations is an autosomal recessive disease typically presenting as a severe, early-onset congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD). However, milder cases with a limb-girdle type muscular dystrophy (LGMD) have been described.METHODS: In this study, we assessed the frequency and phenotypic spectrum of LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy in CMD (n = 18) and LGMD2 (n = 128) cohorts identified in the last 15 years in eastern Denmark. The medical history, brain-MRI, muscle pathology, muscle laminin-α2 expression, and genetic analyses were assessed.RESULTS: Molecular genetics revealed 2 pathogenic LAMA2 mutations in 5 of 18 CMD and 3 of 128 LGMD patients, corresponding to a LAMA2-mutation frequency of 28% in the CMD and 2.3% in the LGMD cohorts, respectively.CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates a wide clinical spectrum of LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy and its prevalence in an LGMD2 cohort, which indicates that LAMA2 muscular dystrophy should be included in the LGMD2 nomenclature.",
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N2 - INTRODUCTION: Muscular dystrophy caused by LAMA2-gene mutations is an autosomal recessive disease typically presenting as a severe, early-onset congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD). However, milder cases with a limb-girdle type muscular dystrophy (LGMD) have been described.METHODS: In this study, we assessed the frequency and phenotypic spectrum of LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy in CMD (n = 18) and LGMD2 (n = 128) cohorts identified in the last 15 years in eastern Denmark. The medical history, brain-MRI, muscle pathology, muscle laminin-α2 expression, and genetic analyses were assessed.RESULTS: Molecular genetics revealed 2 pathogenic LAMA2 mutations in 5 of 18 CMD and 3 of 128 LGMD patients, corresponding to a LAMA2-mutation frequency of 28% in the CMD and 2.3% in the LGMD cohorts, respectively.CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates a wide clinical spectrum of LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy and its prevalence in an LGMD2 cohort, which indicates that LAMA2 muscular dystrophy should be included in the LGMD2 nomenclature.

AB - INTRODUCTION: Muscular dystrophy caused by LAMA2-gene mutations is an autosomal recessive disease typically presenting as a severe, early-onset congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD). However, milder cases with a limb-girdle type muscular dystrophy (LGMD) have been described.METHODS: In this study, we assessed the frequency and phenotypic spectrum of LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy in CMD (n = 18) and LGMD2 (n = 128) cohorts identified in the last 15 years in eastern Denmark. The medical history, brain-MRI, muscle pathology, muscle laminin-α2 expression, and genetic analyses were assessed.RESULTS: Molecular genetics revealed 2 pathogenic LAMA2 mutations in 5 of 18 CMD and 3 of 128 LGMD patients, corresponding to a LAMA2-mutation frequency of 28% in the CMD and 2.3% in the LGMD cohorts, respectively.CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates a wide clinical spectrum of LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy and its prevalence in an LGMD2 cohort, which indicates that LAMA2 muscular dystrophy should be included in the LGMD2 nomenclature.

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