Tracking muscle wasting and disease activity in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy by qualitative longitudinal imaging

Tracking muscle wasting and disease activity in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy by qualitative longitudinal imaging

Abstract Background Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most frequent late‐onset muscular dystrophies, characterized by progressive fatty replacement and degeneration involving single muscles in an asynchronous manner. With clinical trials at the horizon in this disease, the...

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Main Authors: Mauro Monforte, Francesco Laschena, Pierfrancesco Ottaviani, Maria Rosaria Bagnato, Anna Pichiecchio, Giorgio Tasca, Enzo Ricci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Muscle MRI
Muscle wasting
FSHD
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Biomarkers
STIR hyperintensity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12473

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12473

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