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  1. Article ; Online: PYROXD1

    D'Costa, Matthew Selwyn / Bugiardini, Enrico / Merve, Ashirwad / Morrow, Jasper M

    BMJ case reports

    2024  Volume 17, Issue 3

    Abstract: ... ...

    Abstract PYROXD1
    MeSH term(s) Male ; Humans ; Muscular Diseases/pathology ; Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle ; Muscles ; Mutation
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ISSN 1757-790X
    ISSN (online) 1757-790X
    DOI 10.1136/bcr-2024-259907
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  2. Article ; Online: Anti-HMGCR myopathy: barriers to prompt recognition.

    Barp, Andrea / Merve, Ashirwad / Shah, Sachit / Desikan, Mahalekshmi / Hanna, Michael G / Bugiardini, Enrico

    Practical neurology

    2022  Volume 23, Issue 3, Page(s) 239–242

    Abstract: Anti-HMGCR (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase) myopathy is an immune-mediated necrotising myopathy. Atypical presentations hinder its recognition and its prompt treatment. We present two patients with atypical clinical or pathological ... ...

    Abstract Anti-HMGCR (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase) myopathy is an immune-mediated necrotising myopathy. Atypical presentations hinder its recognition and its prompt treatment. We present two patients with atypical clinical or pathological features. A 45-year-old woman had an asymptomatic serum creatine kinase (CK) of ~10 000 IU/L and muscle biopsy showing minimal changes. She then developed slowly progressive proximal weakness, diagnosed as limb-girdle muscular dystrophy but with negative genetics. Twelve years later, now with severe proximal weakness, her MR scan of muscle showed diffuse asymmetrical fatty degeneration, with conspicuous hyperintense STIR signal abnormalities. HMGCR antibodies were positive and she partially improved with immunosuppression. The second patient developed slowly progressive proximal limb weakness with a high serum CK (~4000 IU/L); muscle biopsy showed a lymphocyte infiltrate with angiocentric distribution suggesting vasculitis. Serum HMGCR antibodies were positive. Anti-HMGCR myopathy can present as a slowly progressive myopathy with atypical pathology. HMGCR antibody screening is indicated for people with suspected limb-girdle muscular dystrophy or atypical inflammatory muscle conditions.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Autoantibodies ; Muscular Diseases/diagnosis ; Muscular Diseases/pathology ; Myositis/diagnosis ; Myositis/drug therapy ; Autoimmune Diseases ; Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle
    Chemical Substances Autoantibodies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2170881-2
    ISSN 1474-7766 ; 1474-7758
    ISSN (online) 1474-7766
    ISSN 1474-7758
    DOI 10.1136/pn-2022-003589
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  3. Article: Mitochondrial Strokes: Diagnostic Challenges and Chameleons

    Pizzamiglio, Chiara / Bugiardini, Enrico / Macken, William L. / Woodward, Cathy E. / Hanna, Michael G. / Pitceathly, Robert D. S.

    Genes. 2021 Oct. 19, v. 12, no. 10

    2021  

    Abstract: Mitochondrial stroke-like episodes (SLEs) are a hallmark of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). They should be suspected in anyone with an acute/subacute onset of focal neurological symptoms at any age and ... ...

    Abstract Mitochondrial stroke-like episodes (SLEs) are a hallmark of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). They should be suspected in anyone with an acute/subacute onset of focal neurological symptoms at any age and are usually driven by seizures. Suggestive features of an underlying mitochondrial pathology include evolving MRI lesions, often originating within the posterior brain regions, the presence of multisystemic involvement, including diabetes, deafness, or cardiomyopathy, and a positive family history. The diagnosis of MELAS has important implications for those affected and their relatives, given it enables early initiation of appropriate treatment and genetic counselling. However, the diagnosis is frequently challenging, particularly during the acute phase of an event. We describe four cases of mitochondrial strokes to highlight the considerable overlap that exists with other neurological disorders, including viral and autoimmune encephalitis, ischemic stroke, and central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis, and discuss the clinical, laboratory, and imaging features that can help distinguish MELAS from these differential diagnoses.
    Keywords acidosis ; brain ; cardiomyopathy ; deafness ; diabetes ; encephalitis ; mitochondria ; stroke ; vasculitis
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-1019
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2527218-4
    ISSN 2073-4425
    ISSN 2073-4425
    DOI 10.3390/genes12101643
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  4. Article ; Online: Wernicke's encephalopathy, refeeding syndrome and wet beriberi after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: the importance of thiamine evaluation.

    Pacei, Federico / Iaccarino, Laura / Bugiardini, Enrico / Dadone, Viola / De Toni Franceschini, Luisa / Colombo, Chiara

    European journal of clinical nutrition

    2020  Volume 74, Issue 4, Page(s) 659–662

    Abstract: We described the case of a young man with morbid obesity who underwent bariatric surgery who experiences different complications. After the discharge the patient starts to complain about nausea, dizziness, and visual impairment. After a first access to ... ...

    Abstract We described the case of a young man with morbid obesity who underwent bariatric surgery who experiences different complications. After the discharge the patient starts to complain about nausea, dizziness, and visual impairment. After a first access to an emergency department, with a diagnosis of labyrinthopathy, the patient gets worse. He then has been hospitalized and a wernicke's encephalopathy was diagnosed. During the hospitalization other comploication of low thiamine appeared such as wet beriberi. The clinical picture was also complicated with the refeeding syndrome. Wernicke's encephalopathy, wet beriberi, and refeeding syndrome are life-threatening conditions that can be prevented and treated. Both physicians and patients must be warned about these potential risks in order to put in act a prompt treatment.
    MeSH term(s) Beriberi/diagnosis ; Beriberi/drug therapy ; Beriberi/etiology ; Gastrectomy/adverse effects ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Male ; Refeeding Syndrome ; Thiamine ; Thiamine Deficiency/diagnosis ; Thiamine Deficiency/drug therapy ; Thiamine Deficiency/etiology ; Wernicke Encephalopathy/diagnosis ; Wernicke Encephalopathy/drug therapy ; Wernicke Encephalopathy/etiology
    Chemical Substances Thiamine (X66NSO3N35)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639358-5
    ISSN 1476-5640 ; 0954-3007
    ISSN (online) 1476-5640
    ISSN 0954-3007
    DOI 10.1038/s41430-020-0583-x
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  5. Article ; Online: A Novel Variant in

    Robaszkiewicz, Katarzyna / Siatkowska, Małgorzata / Wadman, Renske I / Kamsteeg, Erik-Jan / Chen, Zhiyong / Merve, Ashirwad / Parton, Matthew / Bugiardini, Enrico / de Bie, Charlotte / Moraczewska, Joanna

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 22

    Abstract: A novel variant of unknown significance c.8A > G (p.Glu3Gly) ... ...

    Abstract A novel variant of unknown significance c.8A > G (p.Glu3Gly) in
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Child, Preschool ; Actins/genetics ; Tropomyosin/genetics ; Tropomyosin/chemistry ; Muscle Weakness/genetics ; Muscle Weakness/pathology ; Myopathies, Nemaline/genetics ; Mutation ; Myosins/genetics ; Contracture/pathology ; Phenotype ; Troponin/genetics ; Muscle, Skeletal/pathology
    Chemical Substances Actins ; Tropomyosin ; Myosins (EC 3.6.4.1) ; Troponin ; TPM3 protein, human
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms242216147
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  6. Article ; Online: Enhanced mitochondrial genome analysis: bioinformatic and long-read sequencing advances and their diagnostic implications.

    Macken, William L / Falabella, Micol / Pizzamiglio, Chiara / Woodward, Cathy E / Scotchman, Elizabeth / Chitty, Lyn S / Polke, James M / Bugiardini, Enrico / Hanna, Michael G / Vandrovcova, Jana / Chandler, Natalie / Labrum, Robyn / Pitceathly, Robert D S

    Expert review of molecular diagnostics

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 9, Page(s) 797–814

    Abstract: Introduction: Primary mitochondrial diseases (PMDs) comprise a large and heterogeneous group of genetic diseases that result from pathogenic variants in either nuclear DNA (nDNA) or mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Widespread adoption of next-generation ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Primary mitochondrial diseases (PMDs) comprise a large and heterogeneous group of genetic diseases that result from pathogenic variants in either nuclear DNA (nDNA) or mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Widespread adoption of next-generation sequencing (NGS) has improved the efficiency and accuracy of mtDNA diagnoses; however, several challenges remain.
    Areas covered: In this review, we briefly summarize the current state of the art in molecular diagnostics for mtDNA and consider the implications of improved whole genome sequencing (WGS), bioinformatic techniques, and the adoption of long-read sequencing, for PMD diagnostics.
    Expert opinion: We anticipate that the application of PCR-free WGS from blood DNA will increase in diagnostic laboratories, while for adults with myopathic presentations, WGS from muscle DNA may become more widespread. Improved bioinformatic strategies will enhance WGS data interrogation, with more accurate delineation of mtDNA and NUMTs (nuclear mitochondrial DNA segments) in WGS data, superior coverage uniformity, indirect measurement of mtDNA copy number, and more accurate interpretation of heteroplasmic large-scale rearrangements (LSRs). Separately, the adoption of diagnostic long-read sequencing could offer greater resolution of complex LSRs and the opportunity to phase heteroplasmic variants.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Genome, Mitochondrial ; DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics ; Mitochondrial Diseases/diagnosis ; Mitochondrial Diseases/genetics ; Sequence Analysis, DNA/methods ; Computational Biology ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/methods
    Chemical Substances DNA, Mitochondrial
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2112530-2
    ISSN 1744-8352 ; 1473-7159
    ISSN (online) 1744-8352
    ISSN 1473-7159
    DOI 10.1080/14737159.2023.2241365
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  7. Article ; Online: Mitochondrial Strokes: Diagnostic Challenges and Chameleons.

    Pizzamiglio, Chiara / Bugiardini, Enrico / Macken, William L / Woodward, Cathy E / Hanna, Michael G / Pitceathly, Robert D S

    Genes

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 10

    Abstract: Mitochondrial stroke-like episodes (SLEs) are a hallmark of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). They should be suspected in anyone with an acute/subacute onset of focal neurological symptoms at any age and ... ...

    Abstract Mitochondrial stroke-like episodes (SLEs) are a hallmark of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS). They should be suspected in anyone with an acute/subacute onset of focal neurological symptoms at any age and are usually driven by seizures. Suggestive features of an underlying mitochondrial pathology include evolving MRI lesions, often originating within the posterior brain regions, the presence of multisystemic involvement, including diabetes, deafness, or cardiomyopathy, and a positive family history. The diagnosis of MELAS has important implications for those affected and their relatives, given it enables early initiation of appropriate treatment and genetic counselling. However, the diagnosis is frequently challenging, particularly during the acute phase of an event. We describe four cases of mitochondrial strokes to highlight the considerable overlap that exists with other neurological disorders, including viral and autoimmune encephalitis, ischemic stroke, and central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis, and discuss the clinical, laboratory, and imaging features that can help distinguish MELAS from these differential diagnoses.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Brain/diagnostic imaging ; Brain/physiopathology ; Cardiomyopathies/diagnosis ; Cardiomyopathies/diagnostic imaging ; Cardiomyopathies/physiopathology ; Central Nervous System/diagnostic imaging ; Central Nervous System/pathology ; Deafness/diagnosis ; Deafness/physiopathology ; Diabetes Mellitus/diagnosis ; Diabetes Mellitus/physiopathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; MELAS Syndrome/diagnosis ; MELAS Syndrome/diagnostic imaging ; MELAS Syndrome/physiopathology ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies/diagnosis ; Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies/diagnostic imaging ; Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies/physiopathology ; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/diagnosis ; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/diagnostic imaging ; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/physiopathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-19
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2527218-4
    ISSN 2073-4425 ; 2073-4425
    ISSN (online) 2073-4425
    ISSN 2073-4425
    DOI 10.3390/genes12101643
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  8. Article ; Online: The first genetically confirmed cohort of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy from Northern India.

    Vishnu, Venugopalan Y / Lemmers, Richard J L F / Reyaz, Alisha / Mishra, Rinkle / Ahmad, Tanveer / van der Vliet, Patrick J / Kretkiewicz, Marcelina M / Macken, William L / Efthymiou, Stephanie / Dominik, Natalia / Morrow, Jasper M / Bhatia, Rohit / Wilson, Lindsay A / Houlden, Henry / Hanna, Michael G / Bugiardini, Enrico / van der Maarel, Silvère M / Srivastava, M V Padma

    European journal of human genetics : EJHG

    2024  

    Abstract: Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is the third most common form of hereditary myopathy. Sixty per cent of the world's population lives in Asia, so a significant percentage of the world's FSHD participants is expected to live there. To date, ... ...

    Abstract Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is the third most common form of hereditary myopathy. Sixty per cent of the world's population lives in Asia, so a significant percentage of the world's FSHD participants is expected to live there. To date, most FSHD studies have involved individuals of European descent, yet small-scale studies of East-Asian populations suggest that the likelihood of developing FSHD may vary. Here, we present the first genetically confirmed FSHD cohort of Indian ancestry, which suggests a pathogenic FSHD1 allele size distribution intermediate between European and North-East Asian populations and more asymptomatic carriers of 4 unit and 5 unit FSHD1 alleles than observed in European populations. Our data provides important evidence of differences relevant to clinical diagnostics and underscores the need for global FSHD participation in research and trial-ready Indian FSHD cohorts.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1141470-4
    ISSN 1476-5438 ; 1018-4813
    ISSN (online) 1476-5438
    ISSN 1018-4813
    DOI 10.1038/s41431-024-01577-z
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  9. Article ; Online: Mutations in alpha-B-crystallin cause autosomal dominant axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with congenital cataracts.

    Cortese, Andrea / Currò, Riccardo / Ronco, Riccardo / Blake, Julian / Rossor, Alex M / Bugiardini, Enrico / Laurà, Matilde / Warner, Tom / Yousry, Tarek / Poh, Roy / Polke, James / Rebelo, Adriana / Dohrn, Maike F / Saporta, Mario / Houlden, Henry / Zuchner, Stephan / Reilly, Mary M

    European journal of neurology

    2023  Volume 31, Issue 1, Page(s) e16063

    Abstract: Background and purpose: Mutations in the alpha-B-crystallin (CRYAB) gene have initially been associated with myofibrillar myopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy and cataracts. For the first time, peripheral neuropathy is reported here as a novel phenotype ... ...

    Abstract Background and purpose: Mutations in the alpha-B-crystallin (CRYAB) gene have initially been associated with myofibrillar myopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy and cataracts. For the first time, peripheral neuropathy is reported here as a novel phenotype associated with CRYAB.
    Methods: Whole-exome sequencing was performed in two unrelated families with genetically unsolved axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT2), assessing clinical, neurophysiological and radiological features.
    Results: The pathogenic CRYAB variant c.358A>G;p.Arg120Gly was segregated in all affected patients from two unrelated families. The disease presented as late onset CMT2 (onset over 40 years) with distal sensory and motor impairment and congenital cataracts. Muscle involvement was probably associated in cases showing mild axial and diaphragmatic weakness. In all cases, nerve conduction studies demonstrated the presence of an axonal sensorimotor neuropathy along with chronic neurogenic changes on needle examination.
    Discussion: In cases with late onset autosomal dominant CMT2 and congenital cataracts, it is recommended that CRYAB is considered for genetic testing. The identification of CRYAB mutations causing CMT2 further supports a continuous spectrum of expressivity, from myopathic to neuropathic and mixed forms, of a growing number of genes involved in protein degradation and chaperone-assisted autophagy.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/complications ; Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/genetics ; Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease/diagnosis ; Mutation/genetics ; Genetic Testing ; Phenotype ; Crystallins/genetics ; Cataract/genetics ; Pedigree
    Chemical Substances Crystallins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1280785-0
    ISSN 1468-1331 ; 1351-5101 ; 1471-0552
    ISSN (online) 1468-1331
    ISSN 1351-5101 ; 1471-0552
    DOI 10.1111/ene.16063
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  10. Article ; Online: Differential Diagnoses of Inclusion Body Myositis.

    Vivekanandam, Vinojini / Bugiardini, Enrico / Merve, Ashirwad / Parton, Matthew / Morrow, Jasper M / Hanna, Michael G / Machado, Pedro M

    Neurologic clinics

    2020  Volume 38, Issue 3, Page(s) 697–710

    Abstract: Inclusion body myositis is a slowly progressive myopathy, characteristically affecting quadriceps and long finger flexors. Atypical presentations do occur, however, and there is overlap with other myopathies, including inflammatory and hereditary ... ...

    Abstract Inclusion body myositis is a slowly progressive myopathy, characteristically affecting quadriceps and long finger flexors. Atypical presentations do occur, however, and there is overlap with other myopathies, including inflammatory and hereditary etiologies. This article discusses atypical cases and differential diagnoses and considers the role of imaging and histopathology in differentiating inclusion body myositis.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Muscle, Skeletal/diagnostic imaging ; Muscle, Skeletal/pathology ; Muscular Dystrophies/diagnostic imaging ; Myositis/diagnostic imaging ; Myositis/pathology ; Myositis, Inclusion Body/diagnostic imaging ; Myositis, Inclusion Body/pathology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1013148-6
    ISSN 1557-9875 ; 0733-8619
    ISSN (online) 1557-9875
    ISSN 0733-8619
    DOI 10.1016/j.ncl.2020.03.014
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