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Lower limb muscle MRI fat fraction is a responsive outcome measure in CMT X1, 1B and 2A

Doherty, CM; Morrow, JM; Zuccarino, R; Howard, P; Wastling, S; Pipis, M; Zafeiropoulos, N; ... Reilly, MM; + view all (2024) Lower limb muscle MRI fat fraction is a responsive outcome measure in CMT X1, 1B and 2A. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 10.1002/acn3.51979. (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: With potential therapies for many forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), responsive outcome measures are urgently needed for clinical trials. Quantitative lower limb MRI demonstrated progressive calf intramuscular fat accumulation in the commonest form, CMT1A with large responsiveness. In this study, we evaluated the responsiveness and validity in the three other common forms, due to variants in GJB1 (CMTX1), MPZ (CMT1B) and MFN2 (CMT2A). METHODS: 22 CMTX1, 21 CMT1B and 21 CMT2A patients and matched controls were assessed at a 1-year interval. Intramuscular fat fraction (FF) was evaluated using three-point Dixon MRI at thigh and calf level along with clinical measures including CMT examination score, clinical strength assessment, CMT-HI and plasma neurofilament light chain. RESULTS: All patient groups had elevated muscle fat fraction at thigh and calf levels, with highest thigh FF and atrophy in CMT2A. There was moderate correlation between calf muscle FF and clinical measures (CMTESv2 rho = 0.405; p = 0.001, ankle MRC strength rho = −0.481; p < 0.001). Significant annualised progression in calf muscle FF was seen in all patient groups (CMTX1 2.0 ± 2.0%, p < 0.001, CMT1B 1.6 ± 2.1% p = 0.004 and CMT2A 1.6 ± 2.1% p = 0.002). Greatest increase was seen in patients with 10–70% FF at baseline (calf 2.7 ± 2.3%, p < 0.0001 and thigh 1.7 ± 2.1%, p = 0.01). INTERPRETATION: Our results confirm that calf muscle FF is highly responsive over 12 months in three additional common forms of CMT which together with CMT1A account for 90% of genetically confirmed cases. Calf muscle MRI FF should be a valuable outcome measure in upcoming CMT clinical trials.

Type: Article
Title: Lower limb muscle MRI fat fraction is a responsive outcome measure in CMT X1, 1B and 2A
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51979
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51979
Language: English
Additional information: © 2024 The Authors. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American Neurological Association. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Brain Repair and Rehabilitation
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Department of Neuromuscular Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10185259
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