The 6-minute walk test, motor function measure and quantitative thigh muscle MRI in Becker muscular dystrophy: A cross-sectional study
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- 作者：Dirk Fischer
- 关键词：Imaging biomarker ; Dystrophinopathy ; Becker muscular dystrophy ; Quantitative MR ; Timed function tests
- 刊名：Neuromuscular Disorders
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：July 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：26
- 期：7
- 页码：414-422
- 全文大小：916 K
文摘
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- <p id="p0010">We assessed various validated clinical scores in Becker muscular dystrophy patients.p>
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- <p id="p0015">The 6-minute walk test and the motor function measure were highly correlated.p>
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- <p id="p0020">Both measures highly correlated to quantitative MRI measures of fatty degeneration.p>
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- <p id="p0025">Age was not correlated to clinical scores or quantitative MRI measures.p>
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- <p id="p0030">The results of this study are valuable for the planning of clinical trials in BMD.p>