Hypogammaglobulinemia and infection risk in myotonic dystrophy type 1
IgG deficiency is a frequent occurrence in DM1 patients and is associated with CTG repeat expansion size. Whether hypogammaglobulinemia is associated with increased infection risk in DM1 is unclear. A prospective multicenter cohort study is needed to evaluate this.
Authors
- Sandhya Limaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0528-1142)
- Shadi El‐Wahsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9629-7106)
- Katrina Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1075-8424)
- Sean Riminton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9953-9959)
- Alastair Corbett
- James Triplett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-1248)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Concord Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Muscle & Nerve
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.28247
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54