Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is an adult-onset, slowly progressive muscular dystrophy characterized by dysphagia, eyelid ptosis, and proximal limb weakness. Clinical trial readiness in OPMD requires development of sensitive indicators of disease progression and potential response to therapies in de...
I. Smith, Matthew Triolo, Karim Karimi et al.· Orphanet Journal of Rare Dis...· 0 citations
Biallelic mutations in the RFC1 gene are associated with CANVAS syndrome (cerebellar ataxia, neuropathy and vestibular areflexia). Peripheral nerve involvement in the form of sensory neuronopathy and small fiber autonomic axonopathy is a core feature of its presentation. Motor manifestations, in the other hand, remain...
J. Machado, Jocelyn C. Zwicker, P. Bourque et al.· Journal of Neuromuscular Dis...· 0 citations
PURPOSE OF REVIEW
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a late-onset, genetic, neuromuscular disorder causing progressive ptosis, dysphagia and proximal muscle weakness. This review highlights emerging therapeutic strategies and recent advances in understanding the clinical phenotypes, genetic mechanisms and pat...
Fien Oelbrandt, N. Voermans, J. Warman-Chardon· Current Opinion in Neurology· 1 citation
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