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ArticleJournal of neuromuscular diseases2025

Urinary N-terminal titin fragment ascertained as biomarker in a small cohort of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy LGMDR1-calpain 3 related.

Andrea Valls, Cristina Ruiz-Roldán, Jenita Immanuel, Pilar Camaño, Juan José Poza, Roberto Fernández-Torrón, Adolfo López de Munain, Amets Sáenz

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Article in Journal of neuromuscular diseases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Andrea VallsNeuromuscular Diseases Group, Neurosciences Area, Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.
Cristina Ruiz-RoldánNeuromuscular Diseases Group, Neurosciences Area, Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.
Jenita ImmanuelNeuromuscular Diseases Group, Neurosciences Area, Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.
Pilar CamañoCIBERNED, CIBER, Spanish Ministry of Science & Innovation, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain.
Juan José PozaNeuromuscular Diseases Group, Neurosciences Area, Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.
Roberto Fernández-TorrónNeuromuscular Diseases Group, Neurosciences Area, Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.
Adolfo López de MunainNeuromuscular Diseases Group, Neurosciences Area, Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.
Amets SáenzNeuromuscular Diseases Group, Neurosciences Area, Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0704-1150

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to investigate the validity of urinary N-terminal titin (TTN) fragment as a biomarker for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy LGMDR1-calpain 3 related. Thirteen LGMDR1 patients and eleven healthy controls were enrolled for the study. LGMDR1 patients had significantly increased urinary N-terminal titin fragment concentrations than age-matched controls. Even if urinary level of titin decreased with aging, it was still high in wheelchair bound patients. Thus, our findings indicate that urinary N-terminal titin fragment is a non-invasive measure of muscle damage in LGMDR1, which could be used in disease monitoring in clinical trials even in wheelchair-bound patients.

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CalpainConnectinMuscle ProteinsMuscular Dystrophies, Limb-GirdleAdolescentAdultAgedBiomarkersCohort StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultBiomarkersCalpainCAPN3 protein, humanConnectinMuscle ProteinsTTN protein, humanbiomarkercalpain 3clinical trialLGMDR1phenotype severity

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PMID40356353
PMCPMC13142826

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