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UCL, Dept Neuromuscular Dis, UCL Queen Sq Inst Neurol, London, England
King Abdullah Med City Makkah, Mol Diagnost Unit, Clin Lab Dept, Mecca, Saudi ArabiaUCL, Dept Neuromuscular Dis, UCL Queen Sq Inst Neurol, London, England
Inclusion body myositis (IBM) belongs to the group of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and is characterized by a slowly progressive disease course with asymmetric muscle weakness of predominantly the finger flexors and knee extensors. The disease leads to severe disability and most patients lose ambulation due to lack of curative or disease-modifying treatment options. Despite some genes reported to be associated with hereditary IBM (a distinct group of conditions), data on the genetic susceptibility of sporadic IBM are very limited. This review gives an overview of the disease and focuses on the current genetic knowledge and potential therapeutic implications.
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Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Neurophysiol Div,Neuromuscular Sect, Kansas City, KS 66160 USAUniv Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Neurophysiol Div,Neuromuscular Sect, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA
Dimachkie, Mazen M.
Barohn, Richard J.
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Univ Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Kansas City, KS 66160 USAUniv Kansas, Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, Neurophysiol Div,Neuromuscular Sect, Kansas City, KS 66160 USA