Decreased Peak Expiratory Flow Associated with Muscle Fiber-Type Switching in Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy.

The aim of this study was to characterize the respiratory function profile of subjects with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), and to explore the underlying pathological mechanism by comparing the clinical and biochemical indices of this disease with those of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (A...

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Main Authors: Shinichiro Yamada, Atsushi Hashizume, Yasuhiro Hijikata, Tomonori Inagaki, Keisuke Suzuki, Naohide Kondo, Kaori Kawai, Seiya Noda, Hirotaka Nakanishi, Haruhiko Banno, Akihiro Hirakawa, Haruki Koike, Katherine Halievski, Cynthia L Jordan, Masahisa Katsuno, Gen Sobue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5179045?pdf=render