"Muscular Dystrophies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A heterogeneous group of inherited MYOPATHIES, characterized by wasting and weakness of the SKELETAL MUSCLE. They are categorized by the sites of MUSCLE WEAKNESS; AGE OF ONSET; and INHERITANCE PATTERNS.
| Descriptor ID |
D009136
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.534.500 C10.668.491.175.500 C16.320.577
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscular Dystrophies- Muscular Dystrophies
- Myodystrophica
- Myodystrophicas
- Myodystrophy
- Myodystrophies
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Dystrophies, Muscular
- Dystrophy, Muscular
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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscular Dystrophies" by people in Profiles.
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ANKRD1 expression is aberrantly upregulated in the mdm mouse model of muscular dystrophy and induced by stretch through NF?B. J Muscle Res Cell Motil. 2024 Dec; 45(4):191-200.
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ANT-dependent MPTP underlies necrotic myofiber death in muscular dystrophy. Sci Adv. 2023 08 25; 9(34):eadi2767.
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Bi-allelic variants in HMGCR cause an autosomal-recessive progressive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Am J Hum Genet. 2023 06 01; 110(6):989-997.
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Clinical exome sequencing in the diagnosis of pediatric neuromuscular disease. Muscle Nerve. 2021 03; 63(3):304-310.
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The lncRNA H19 alleviates muscular dystrophy by stabilizing dystrophin. Nat Cell Biol. 2020 11; 22(11):1332-1345.
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Mandibular and Maxillary Cysts in a Pediatric Patient with Pierre Robin Sequence and Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy. Anesthesiology. 2020 10 01; 133(4):919-920.
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The impact of exome sequencing on the diagnostic yield of muscular dystrophies in consanguineous families. Eur J Med Genet. 2020 Apr; 63(4):103845.
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Establishment of stably expandable induced myogenic stem cells by four transcription factors. Cell Death Dis. 2018 10 25; 9(11):1092.
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Intramuscular interstitial amyloid deposition does not impact anoctaminopathy-5 phenotype. Muscle Nerve. 2019 01; 59(1):133-137.
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Anisotropic mechanosensitive pathways in the diaphragm and their implications in muscular dystrophies. J Muscle Res Cell Motil. 2017 12; 38(5-6):437-446.