LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy: Natural history of a large pediatric cohort. 2020

Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health & Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.

To characterize natural history of Laminin-α2 related muscular dystrophies (LAMA2-RD) to help anticipating complications and identifying reliable outcome measures for clinical trial design and powering. We conducted a retrospective, single-center, cross-sectional and longitudinal study on 46 LAMA2-RD pediatric patients (37 families). Patients were seen at the Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, London between 1985 and 2019. Data were collected by case note reviews. Time-to-event analysis was performed to estimate median age at complications occurrence. Forty two patients had complete deficiency of Laminin-α2 (CD) and four had partial deficiency (PD). Median age at first and last assessment was 2 years and 12.1 years, respectively. Median follow-up length was 7.8 years (range 0-18 years). Seven CD patients died at median age 12 years. One CD and two PD subjects achieved independent ambulation. We observed a linear increase in elbow flexor contractures in CD subjects. Thirty-two CD and one PD patient developed scoliosis, nine underwent spinal surgery. Twenty-two CD required nocturnal noninvasive ventilation (median age 11.7 years). CD subjects showed a 2.9% linear annual decline in forced vital capacity % predicted. Nineteen CD and one PD patient required gastrostomy insertion for failure to thrive and/or unsafe swallow (median age 10.9 years). Four CD patients had partial seizures. Mild left cardiac ventricular dysfunction and rhythm disturbances were identified in seven CD patients. This retrospective longitudinal study provides long-term natural history of LAMA2-RD. This will help management and identification of key milestones of disease progression that could be considered for future therapeutic intervention.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007797 Laminin Large, noncollagenous glycoprotein with antigenic properties. It is localized in the basement membrane lamina lucida and functions to bind epithelial cells to the basement membrane. Evidence suggests that the protein plays a role in tumor invasion. Merosin,Glycoprotein GP-2,Laminin M,Laminin M Chain,Chain, Laminin M,Glycoprotein GP 2,M Chain, Laminin
D008297 Male Males
D009136 Muscular Dystrophies A heterogeneous group of inherited MYOPATHIES, characterized by wasting and weakness of the SKELETAL MUSCLE. They are categorized by the sites of MUSCLE WEAKNESS; AGE OF ONSET; and INHERITANCE PATTERNS. Muscular Dystrophy,Myodystrophica,Myodystrophy,Dystrophies, Muscular,Dystrophy, Muscular,Myodystrophicas,Myodystrophies
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective

Related Publications

Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
July 2021, Orphanet journal of rare diseases,
Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
January 2024, European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society,
Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
December 2023, Neuromuscular disorders : NMD,
Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
July 2022, BMJ case reports,
Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
January 2020, Frontiers in molecular neuroscience,
Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
March 2015, European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society,
Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
December 2008, Clinical genetics,
Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
February 2017, Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics,
Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
January 2014, Journal of neuromuscular diseases,
Alberto A Zambon, and Deborah Ridout, and Marion Main, and Rachael Mein, and Rahul Phadke, and Francesco Muntoni, and Anna Sarkozy
October 2021, Seizure,
Copied contents to your clipboard!