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http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png EFNS guidelines for the molecular diagnosis of neurogenetic disorders: motoneuron, peripheral nerve and muscle disorders.

Burgunder, J.-M. (Corresponding author) ; Schöls, L.DZNE* ; Baets, J. ; Andersen, P. ; Gasser, T.DZNE* ; Szolnoki, Z. ; Fontaine, B. ; Van Broeckhoven, C. ; Di Donato, S. ; De Jonghe, P. ; Lynch, T. ; Mariotti, C. ; Spinazzola, A. ; Tabrizi, S. J. ; Tallaksen, C. ; Zeviani, M. ; Harbo, H. F. ; Finsterer, J. ; EFNS

2011
Blackwell Science78889 Oxford

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Abstract: These EFNS guidelines on the molecular diagnosis of motoneuron disorders, neuropathies and myopathies are designed to summarize the possibilities and limitations of molecular genetic techniques and to provide diagnostic criteria for deciding when a molecular diagnostic work-up is indicated.To collect data about planning, conditions and performance of molecular diagnosis of these disorders, a literature search in various electronic databases was carried out and original papers, meta-analyses, review papers and guideline recommendations reviewed.The best level of evidence for genetic testing recommendation (B) can be found for the disorders with specific presentations, including familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A, myotonic dystrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. For a number of less common disorders, a precise description of the phenotype, including the use of immunologic methods in the case of myopathies, is considered as good clinical practice to guide molecular genetic testing.These guidelines are provisional and the future availability of molecular-genetic epidemiological data about the neurogenetic disorders under discussion in this article will allow improved recommendation with an increased level of evidence.

Keyword(s): Humans (MeSH) ; Molecular Diagnostic Techniques (MeSH) ; Motor Neuron Disease: diagnosis (MeSH) ; Motor Neuron Disease: genetics (MeSH) ; Muscular Diseases: diagnosis (MeSH) ; Muscular Diseases: genetics (MeSH) ; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases: diagnosis (MeSH) ; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases: genetics (MeSH)

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Clinical Neurogenetics (AG Schöls 1)
2. Parkinson's Disease Genetics (AG Gasser 1)

Research Program(s):

1. 345 - Population Studies and Genetics (POF3-345) (POF3-345)

Appears in the scientific report 2011

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