Recent Progress in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Recent Progress in Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is a late-onset intractable myopathy, characterized by slowly progressive ptosis, dysphagia, and proximal limb weakness. It is caused by the abnormal expansion of the alanine-encoding (GCN)n trinucleotide repeat in the exon 1 of the <i>polyadenosine (p...

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Main Author: Satoshi Yamashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
clinical characteristics
pathogenesis
therapeutic approach
patient registry
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/7/1375

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