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ArticleNeuromuscular disorders : NMD2021

Musculoskeletal magnetic resonance imaging in the DE50-MD dog model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Natasha L Hornby, Randi Drees, Rachel Harron, Ruby Chang, Dominic J Wells, Richard J Piercy

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Article in Neuromuscular disorders : NMD, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Canine Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Natasha L HornbyComparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, Royal Veterinary College, London NW1 0TU, United Kingdom. Electronic address: nhornby@rvc.ac.uk.
Randi DreesQueen Mother Hospital for Animals, Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield AL9 7TA, United Kingdom.
Rachel HarronComparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, Royal Veterinary College, London NW1 0TU, United Kingdom.
Ruby ChangComparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London NW1 0TU, United Kingdom.
Dominic J WellsComparative Biomedical Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London NW1 0TU, United Kingdom.
Richard J PiercyComparative Neuromuscular Diseases Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences and Services, Royal Veterinary College, London NW1 0TU, United Kingdom. Electronic address: rpiercy@rvc.ac.uk.
Royal Veterinary College · GB

Funding

Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 101550/Z/13/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The DE50-MD canine model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has a dystrophin gene splice site mutation causing deletion of exon 50, an out-of-frame transcript and absence of dystrophin expression in striated muscles. We hypothesized that the musculoskeletal phenotype of DE50-MD dogs could be detected using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), that it would progress with age and that it would reflect those in other canine models and DMD patients. 15 DE50-MD and 10 age-matched littermate wild type (WT) male dogs underwent MRI every 3 months from 3 to 18 months of age. Normalized muscle volumes, global muscle T2 and ratio of post- to pre-gadolinium T1-weighted SI were evaluated in 7 pelvic limb and 4 lumbar muscles bilaterally. DE50-MD dogs, compared to WT, had smaller volumes in all muscles, except the cranial sartorius; global muscle T2 was significantly higher in DE50-MD dogs compared to WT. Muscle volumes plateaued and global muscle T2 decreased with age. Normalized muscle volumes and global muscle T2 revealed significant differences between groups longitudinally and should be useful to determine efficacy of therapeutics in this model with suitable power and low sample sizes. Musculoskeletal changes reflect those of DMD patients and other dog models.

Indexed as

Magnetic Resonance ImagingAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDogsMaleMuscle, SkeletalMuscular Dystrophy, AnimalMuscular Dystrophy, DuchenneDE50-MDDMDImaging biomarkersMRIMusculoskeletal

Identifiers

PMID34384671
PMCPMC8449064
OpenAlexW3166638777

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