Neuromuscular Junction Diseases
"Neuromuscular Junction Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Conditions characterized by impaired transmission of impulses at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION. This may result from disorders that affect receptor function, pre- or postsynaptic membrane function, or ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE activity. The majority of diseases in this category are associated with autoimmune, toxic, or inherited conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D020511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.668.758
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| Concept/Terms |
Neuromuscular Junction Diseases- Neuromuscular Junction Diseases
- Neuromuscular Junction Disease
- Neuromuscular Transmission Disorders
- Neuromuscular Transmission Disorder
- Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
- Neuromuscular Junction Disorder
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuromuscular Junction Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Presynaptic congenital myasthenic syndrome with a homozygous sequence variant in LAMA5 combines myopia, facial tics, and failure of neuromuscular transmission. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Aug; 173(8):2240-2245.
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LMO7-null mice exhibit phenotypes consistent with emery-dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve. 2015 Feb; 51(2):222-8.