Biomarker Research in Neuromuscular Diseases
A special issue of Neurology International (ISSN 2035-8377).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 102
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Neuromuscular diseases include a wide range of diseases of the peripheral nervous system, including the diseases of muscles, nerves and lower motor neurons.
In recent years, significant progress has been made in this field, both in diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities. There is a need for easy-to-use clinical and biochemical biomarkers to monitor disease severity, as well as to follow disease progression and for prognostic purposes.
In this Special Issue, we aim to cover a broad spectrum of diseases including, but not limited to, the following:
- Spinal muscular atrophy;
- Polyneuropathies with a diverse etiology;
- Small-fiber neuropathy;
- Autoimmune myositis;
- Muscular dystrophies;
- Myopathies either of hereditary or acquired origin.
In muscular dystrophies, recent publications focused on the degradation sarcomeric proteins (troponin, titin) and their correlations with clinical scores. However, we do not have widely accepted fluid biomarkers for muscle atrophy and sarcopenia. In contrast, the determination of levels of neurofilaments in serum or CSF seems more frequently used in peripheral nerve damage.
In summary, we expect publications either of new research studies or overviews of clinical and biochemical investigations related to already used or new biomarkers in neuromuscular disorders.
Dr. Endre Pál
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomarkers
- microRNA
- myopathy
- muscular dystrophy
- neurofilament
- polyneuropathy
- small-fiber neuropathy
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