abstract：BACKGROUND:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) manifests in males mainly by skeletal muscle impairment, but also by cardiac dysfunction. The assessment of the early phases of cardiac involvement using echocardiography is often very difficult to perform in these patients. The aim of the study was to use cardiac magnetic r...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Panovský R,Pešl M,Máchal J,Holeček T,Feitová V,Juříková L,Masárová L,Pešlová E,Opatřil L,Mojica-Pisciotti ML,Kincl V

更新日期：2021-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:FBLN5-related cutis laxa (CL) is a rare disorder that involves elastic fiber-enriched tissues and is characterized by lax skin and variable systemic involvement such as pulmonary emphysema, arterial involvement, inguinal hernias, hollow viscus diverticula and pyloric stenosis. This type of CL follows mostly ...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Gharesouran J,Hosseinzadeh H,Ghafouri-Fard S,Jabbari Moghadam Y,Ahmadian Heris J,Jafari-Rouhi AH,Taheri M,Rezazadeh M

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrosarcomatous dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (FS-DFSP) is a form of tumor progression of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) with an increased risk of metastasis and recurrence. Few studies have compared the clinicopathological features of FS-DFSP and conventional DFSP (C-DFSP). OBJECTIVES:To better ...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Li Y,Liang J,Xu X,Jiang X,Wang C,Chen S,Xiang B,Ji Y

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Costello syndrome (CS) and cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome (CFCS) belong to the RASopathies, a group of neurodevelopmental disorders with skeletal anomalies. Due to their rarity, the characterization of the musculo-skeletal phenotype in both disorders has been poorly characterized. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Here...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Leoni C,Romeo DM,Pelliccioni M,Di Già M,Onesimo R,Giorgio V,Flex E,Tedesco M,Tartaglia M,Rigante D,Valassina A,Zampino G

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Female-limited early-onset high myopia, also called Myopia-26 is a rare monogenic disorder characterized by severe short sightedness starting in early childhood and progressing to blindness potentially by the middle ages. Despite the X-linked locus of the mutated ARR3 gene, the disease paradoxically affects ...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Széll N,Fehér T,Maróti Z,Kalmár T,Latinovics D,Nagy I,Orosz ZZ,Janáky M,Facskó A,Sohajda Z

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For many rare diseases, few treatments are supported by strong evidence. Patients, family members, health care providers, and policy-makers thus have to consider whether to accept, recommend, or fund treatments with uncertain clinical effectiveness. They must also consider whether and how to contribute to cl...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Tingley K,Coyle D,Graham ID,Chakraborty P,Wilson K,Potter BK,Canadian Inherited Metabolic Diseases Research Network.

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oligosaccharidoses are storage disorders due to enzymatic defects involved in the breakdown of the oligosaccharidic component of glycosylated proteins. The defect cause the accumulation of oligosaccharides (OS) and, depending on the lacking enzyme, results in characteristic profiles which are helpful for the...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Semeraro M,Sacchetti E,Deodato F,Coşkun T,Lay I,Catesini G,Olivieri G,Rizzo C,Boenzi S,Dionisi-Vici C

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal-recessive motor neuron disease leading to dysfunction of multiple organs. SMA can impair the quality of life (QoL) of patients and family. We aimed to evaluate the QoL of children with SMA and their caregivers and to identify the factors associated with QoL in a ...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Yao M,Ma Y,Qian R,Xia Y,Yuan C,Bai G,Mao S

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) are group of rare monogenic diseases, usually derived from reduced or absent activity in a single metabolic pathway. Most of the IMDs are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner. The incidence of IMDs varies from country to country and within different ethnic groups, b...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Hazan G,Hershkovitz E,Staretz-Chacham O

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of rare diseases poses a particular challenge to clinicians. This study analyzes whether patients' pain drawings (PDs) help in the differentiation of two pain-associated rare diseases, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). METHOD:The study was designed as a prospectiv...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Wester L,Mücke M,Bender TTA,Sellin J,Klawonn F,Conrad R,Szczypien N

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is now acknowledged that the input of patients in health outcome assessment is vital to understanding the impact of diseases and interventions for those diseases. This study is the first report of patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) in a large cohort of patients with type 1 Gaucher disease (GD1) enab...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Dinur T,Istaiti M,Frydman D,Becker-Cohen M,Szer J,Zimran A,Revel-Vilk S

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prader-Willi-Syndrome (PWS) is characterized by hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction. Recent research suggests starting growth hormone-treatment (GHT) as soon as possible. The aim of this study is to analyze possible differences in auxological parameters, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism between two groups of...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Magill L,Laemmer C,Woelfle J,Fimmers R,Gohlke B

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnostic accuracy of histopathological detection of transthyretin amyloid (ATTR) by Congo red staining of abdominal fat samples has been questioned since low sensitivity has been reported, especially for patients with ATTR cardiomyopathy. However, the outcome of surgically obtained fat pad biopsies has...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Paulsson Rokke H,Sadat Gousheh N,Westermark P,Suhr OB,Anan I,Ihse E,Pilebro B,Wixner J

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by multiple telangiectases and caused by germline disease-causing variants in the ENG (HHT1), ACVRL1 (HHT2) and, to a lesser extent MADH4 and GDF2, which encode proteins involved in the TGF-β/BMP9 signaling pathway. C...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Giraud S,Bardel C,Dupuis-Girod S,Carette MF,Gilbert-Dussardier B,Riviere S,Saurin JC,Eyries M,Patri S,Decullier E,Calender A,Lesca G

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rare diseases are individually rare but globally affect around 6% of the population, and in over 70% of cases are genetically determined. Their rarity translates into a delayed diagnosis, with 25% of patients waiting 5 to 30 years for one. It is essential to raise awareness of patients and clinicians of exis...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Atalaia A,Thompson R,Corvo A,Carmody L,Piscia D,Matalonga L,Macaya A,Lochmuller A,Fontaine B,Zurek B,Hernandez-Ferrer C,Rheinard C,Gómez-Andrés D,Desaphy JF,Schon K,Lohmann K,Jennings MJ,Synofzik M,Riess O,Yaou RB,

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. ...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Opladen T,López-Laso E,Cortès-Saladelafont E,Pearson TS,Sivri HS,Yildiz Y,Assmann B,Kurian MA,Leuzzi V,Heales S,Pope S,Porta F,García-Cazorla A,Honzík T,Pons R,Regal L,Goez H,Artuch R,Hoffmann GF,Horvath G,Thöny B

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic contributors to cardiac arrhythmias are often found in cardiovascular conduction pathways and ion channel proteins. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultra-rare disease of massive heterotopic ossification caused by a highly recurrent R206H mutation in ACVR1/ALK2. This mutation causes ...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Kou S,De Cunto C,Baujat G,Wentworth KL,Grogan DR,Brown MA,Di Rocco M,Keen R,Al Mukaddam M,le Quan Sang KH,Masharani U,Kaplan FS,Pignolo RJ,Hsiao EC

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The European principles of care in haemophilia marked their first decade in 2018. These guiding principles were the beginning of the European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC) review of countries' adherence to these principles in 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018. The aim of this paper was to examine the implementation...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Noone D,O'Mahony B,Peyvandi F,Makris M,Bok A

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:NUT midline carcinoma (NMC), a rare type of squamous cell carcinoma, is genetically characterised by NUT midline carcinoma family member 1 (NUTM1) gene rearrangement. NMC can arise from the lungs; however, there is no standard for the management of primary pulmonary NMC. This study aimed to confirm the clinic...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Xie XH,Wang LQ,Qin YY,Lin XQ,Xie ZH,Liu M,Zhang JX,Ouyang M,Liu J,Gu YY,Li SY,Zhou CZ

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:X-linked hypophosphataemia (XLH) is a rare, hereditary, progressive and lifelong phosphate wasting disorder characterised by pathological elevations in fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 23 concentration and activity; XLH has an incidence of approximately 1 in 20-25,000 individuals. Excess FGF23 activity leads t...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Padidela R,Nilsson O,Makitie O,Beck-Nielsen S,Ariceta G,Schnabel D,Brandi ML,Boot A,Levtchenko E,Smyth M,Jandhyala R,Mughal Z

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of our study is to study the association between eye lesions in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) and other signs of the disease, as well as to characterize its genetics. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was conducted of a cohort of 206 patients studied in the HHT Unit of Hospital de Sierra...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Gómez-Acebo I,Prado SR,De La Mora Á,Puente RZ,de la Roza Varela B,Dierssen-Sotos T,Llorca J

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disorders of the spine present a common and difficult management concern in patients with skeletal dysplasia. Due to the rarity of these conditions however, the literature, largely consisting of small, single institution case series, is sparse in regard to well-designed studies to support clinical decision m...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： White KK,Bober MB,Cho TJ,Goldberg MJ,Hoover-Fong J,Irving M,Kamps SE,Mackenzie WG,Raggio C,Spencer SA,Bompadre V,Savarirayan R,Skeletal Dysplasia Management Consortium.

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic disease with many manifestations, and it involves any organ. In this study, we report a TSC patient with new type skin lesions. METHODS:A 7-month-old TSC boy with multiple cutaneous nodules was admitted in our hospital. We collected the cl...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Lu Q,Shi XY,Wang YY,Zhang MN,Wang WZ,Wang J,Wang QH,Chen HM,Zou LP

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) represent a subclass of rare inherited diseases caused by a wide range of defects in metabolic enzymes or their regulation. Of over a thousand characterized IEMs, only about half are understood at the molecular level, and overall the development of treatment and management s...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Abdelhakim M,McMurray E,Syed AR,Kafkas S,Kamau AA,Schofield PN,Hoehndorf R

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder forming hamartomas throughout the body. Facial angiofibromas (FAs) occur in 75% of TSC patients, which are often enlarged, impairing the appearance of the face, and reducing the patient's quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study was t...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Hatano T,Ohno Y,Imai Y,Moritake J,Endo K,Tamari M,Egawa S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a rare genetic disorder involving bone fragility. OI patients typically suffer from numerous fractures, skeletal deformities, shortness of stature and hearing loss. The disorder is characterised by genetic and clinical heterogeneity. Pathogenic variants in more than 20 differe...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Zhytnik L,Simm K,Salumets A,Peters M,Märtson A,Maasalu K

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited metabolic disorder characterized by reduced activity of phenylalanine hydroxylase resulting in elevated blood phenylalanine (Phe) concentration. Despite some obvious ocular changes, the disorder has been poorly recognized by ophthalmologists. Neurophysiologic tests imply...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Hopf S,Nowak C,Hennermann JB,Schmidtmann I,Pfeiffer N,Pitz S

更新日期：2020-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS) is a rare, congenital, plurimalformative, and neurodevelopmental disorder. Previous studies have reported that large deletions contribute to more severe RTS phenotypes than those caused by CREBBP point mutations, suggesting a concurrent pathogenetic role of flanking genes, typ...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Wu Y,Xia Y,Li P,Qu HQ,Liu Y,Yang Y,Lin J,Zheng M,Tian L,Wu Z,Huang S,Qin X,Zhou X,Chen S,Liu Y,Wang Y,Li X,Zeng H,Hakonarson H,Zhuang J

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency remain undiagnosed and therefore do not benefit from current therapies or become eligible for research studies of new treatments under development. Improving the detection rate for AATD is therefore a high priority for the Alpha-1 Foundation. A workshop was h...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Brantly M,Campos M,Davis AM,D'Armiento J,Goodman K,Hanna K,O'Day M,Queenan J,Sandhaus R,Stoller J,Strange C,Teckman J,Wanner A

更新日期：2020-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While skin carcinomas are reported in chronic ulcers and in patients treated with hydroxyurea (HU) for myeloproliferative neoplasms, no skin carcinoma has been reported in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), presenting chronic skin ulcers or treated with HU. The objective was to estimate the risk of cut...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Soutou B,Senet P,Lionnet F,Habibi A,Aractingi S

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phenylketonuria (PKU; OMIM#261600) is a rare metabolic disorder caused by mutations in the phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene resulting in high phenylalanine (Phe) in blood and brain. If not treated early this results in intellectual disability, behavioral and psychiatric problems, microcephaly, motor defi...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Cannet C,Pilotto A,Rocha JC,Schäfer H,Spraul M,Berg D,Nawroth P,Kasperk C,Gramer G,Haas D,Piel D,Kölker S,Hoffmann G,Freisinger P,Trefz F

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystinosis is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by intracellular cystine accumulation. Proximal tubulopathy (Fanconi syndrome) is one of the first signs, leading to end-stage renal disease between the age of 12 and 16. Other symptoms occur later and encompass endocrinopathies, distal myopathy and de...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Curie A,Touil N,Gaillard S,Galanaud D,Leboucq N,Deschênes G,Morin D,Abad F,Luauté J,Bodenan E,Roche L,Acquaviva C,Vianey-Saban C,Cochat P,Cotton F,Bertholet-Thomas A

更新日期：2020-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LALD) is an autosomal recessive inborn error of lipid metabolism characterized by impaired lysosomal hydrolysis and consequent accumulation of cholesteryl esters and triglycerides. The phenotypic spectrum is diverse, ranging from severe, neonatal onset failure to thrive, hep...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Pritchard AB,Strong A,Ficicioglu C

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) consists of three rare metabolic disorders. We investigated the risk of long-term sick leave, disability pension, and premature death in individuals with AHP compared to the general population. METHODS:In a nationwide cohort study from 1992 to 2017, records of 333 persons (tota...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Baravelli CM,Aarsand AK,Sandberg S,Tollånes MC

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thalassaemia is a potentially life-threatening yet preventable inherited hemoglobin disorder. Understanding local socio-cultural context and level of public awareness about thalassaemia is pivotal for selecting effective prevention strategies. This study attempted to assess knowledge and perceptions about th...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Hossain MS,Hasan MM,Raheem E,Islam MS,Al Mosabbir A,Petrou M,Telfer P,Siddiqee MH

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Purine nucleoside analogs (PNAs) are the recommended first-line treatment for patients with hairy cell leukemia (HCL), but they are associated with adverse events (AEs). Due to a lack of real-world evidence regarding AEs that are associated with PNAs, we used commercial data to assess AE rates, AE-related he...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Epperla N,Pavilack M,Olufade T,Bashyal R,Li J,Kabadi SM,Yuce H,Andritsos L

更新日期：2020-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipodystrophy syndromes comprise a group of extremely rare and heterogeneous diseases characterized by a selective loss of adipose tissue in the absence of nutritional deprivation or catabolic state. Because of the rarity of each lipodystrophy subform, research in this area is difficult and international co-...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： von Schnurbein J,Adams C,Akinci B,Ceccarini G,D'Apice MR,Gambineri A,Hennekam RCM,Jeru I,Lattanzi G,Miehle K,Nagel G,Novelli G,Santini F,Santos Silva E,Savage DB,Sbraccia P,Schaaf J,Sorkina E,Tanteles G,Vantyghem MC

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence of undiagnosed Fabry Disease (FD) in Western Australian (WA) patients undergoing dialysis. BACKGROUND:FD is a multisystem X-linked lysosomal storage disease caused by deficient activity of alpha-galactosidase-A (α-GAL-A). Affected individuals are at risk of developing small-fibre neurop...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Jahan S,Sarathchandran S,Akhter S,Goldblatt J,Stark S,Crawford D,Mallett A,Thomas M

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Rendu-Osler syndrome, is a genetic vascular disorder affecting 1 in 5000-8000 individuals worldwide. This rare disease is characterized by various vascular defects including epistaxis, blood vessel dilations (telangiectasia) and arteriovenous malformations (AV...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Robert F,Desroches-Castan A,Bailly S,Dupuis-Girod S,Feige JJ

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Segmental progeroid syndromes are a heterogeneous group of rare and often severe genetic disorders that have been studied since the twentieth century. These progeroid syndromes are defined as segmental because only some of the features observed during natural aging are accelerated. METHODS:Since 2015, the M...

journal_title：Orphanet journal of rare diseases

authors： Grelet M,Blanck V,Sigaudy S,Philip N,Giuliano F,Khachnaoui K,Morel G,Grotto S,Sophie J,Poirsier C,Lespinasse J,Alric L,Calvas P,Chalhoub G,Layet V,Molin A,Colson C,Marsili L,Edery P,Lévy N,De Sandre-Giovannoli A

更新日期：2019-12-11 00:00:00