• Epidemiology and natural history in 101 subjects with FKRP-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R9. The Norwegian LGMDR9 cohort study (2020) 

      Jensen, Synnøve; Müller, Kai Ivar; Mellgren, Svein Ivar; Bindoff, Laurence Albert; Rasmussen, Magnhild; Ørstavik, Kristin; Jonsrud, Christoffer; Tveten, Kristian; Nilssen, Øivind; Van Ghelue, Marijke; Arntzen, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      We aimed to investigate the epidemiology and natural history of FKRP-related limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R9 (LGMDR9) in Norway. We identified 153 genetically confirmed subjects making the overall prevalence 2.84/100,000, ...
    • A hospital based epidemiological study of genetically determined muscle disease in south western Norway 

      Husebye, Sylvia Adele; Rebne, Camilla Bratt; Stokland, Ann-Elin Meling; Sanaker, Petter Schandl; Bindoff, Laurence (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      We determined the prevalence of genetically determined neuromuscular diseases in adult Norwegian patients from Hordaland County. We identified patients using International Classification of Disease codes registered in our ...
    • Mitochondrial DNA depletion in sporadic inclusion body myositis 

      Bhatt, Padmanabh S.; Tzoulis, Charalampos; Balafkan, Novin; Miletic, Hrvoje; Tran, Gia Tuong Thi; Sanaker, Petter Schandl; Bindoff, Laurence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is a late onset disorder of unkown aetiology. Mitochondrial changes such as cytochrome oxidase deficient fibres are a well recognised feature and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions ...
    • Physical training and exercise in myasthenia gravis 

      Gilhus, Nils Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Myasthenia gravis is characterized by muscle weakness and fatigue. As sustained muscle use increases the weakness, the value of physical training programs has previously been questioned. This is a review to clarify the ...