Equine atypical myopathy in the UK: Epidemiological characteristics of cases reported from 2011 to 2015 and factors associated with survival
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González-Medina, S., Ireland, J. L., Piercy, R. J., Newton, J. R., & Votion, D. M. (in press). Equine atypical myopathy in the UK: Epidemiological characteristics of cases reported from 2011 to 2015 and factors associated with survival. Equine Veterinary Journal, 49(6), 746-752. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12694
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Disease severity in dominant Emery Dreifuss is increased by mutations in both emerin and desmin proteins
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Muntoni, F., Bonne, G., Goldfarb, L. G., Mercuri, E., Piercy, R. J., Burke, M., …Brown, S. C. Disease severity in dominant Emery Dreifuss is increased by mutations in both emerin and desmin proteins. Brain, 129, 1260-1268. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awl062
Cerebrospinal fluid collection and its analysis in equine neurological disease
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Schwarz, B. C., & Piercy, R. J. Cerebrospinal fluid collection and its analysis in equine neurological disease. Equine Veterinary Education, 18(5), 243-248
Extreme variability of skeletal and cardiac muscle involvement in patients with mutations in exon 11 of the lamin A/C gene
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Mercuri, E., Brown, S. C., Nihoyannopoulos, P., Poulton, J., Kinali, M., Richard, P., …Muntoni, F. Extreme variability of skeletal and cardiac muscle involvement in patients with mutations in exon 11 of the lamin A/C gene. Muscle & Nerve, 31(5), 602-609. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.20293
Biochemical and genetic evaluation of the role of AMP-activated protein kinase in polysaccharide storage myopathy in Quarter Horses
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Dranchak, P. K., Leiper, F. C., Valberg, S. J., Piercy, R. J., Carling, D., McCue, M. E., & Mickelson, J. R. Biochemical and genetic evaluation of the role of AMP-activated protein kinase in polysaccharide storage myopathy in Quarter Horses. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 68(10), 1079-1084. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.68.10.1079
Investigating the pathology of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
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Brown, S. C., Piercy, R. J., Muntoni, F., & Sewry, C. A. Investigating the pathology of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Biochemical Society Transactions, 36(Pt 6), 1335-1338. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0361335EDMD (Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy) is caused by mutations in either the gene encoding for lamin A/C (LMNA) located at 1q21.2-q21.3 of emerin (EMD) located at Xq28. Autosomal dominant EDMD caused by LMNA mutations is more common than the X-linke... Read More about Investigating the pathology of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.
Assessment of the transformation of equine skin-derived fibroblasts to multinucleated skeletal myotubes following lentiviral-induced expression of equine myogenic differentiation 1
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Fernandez-Fuente, M., Ames, E. G., Wagner, M. L., Zhou, H., Strom, M., Zammit, P. S., …Piercy, R. J. Assessment of the transformation of equine skin-derived fibroblasts to multinucleated skeletal myotubes following lentiviral-induced expression of equine myogenic differentiation 1. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 69(12), 1637-1645. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.69.12.1637Objective - To develop a reliable method for converting cultured equine skin-derived fibroblasts into muscle cells. Sample Population - Equine skin-derived fibroblasts. Procedures - The equine myogenic differentiation 1 (eqMyoD) genomic sequence was... Read More about Assessment of the transformation of equine skin-derived fibroblasts to multinucleated skeletal myotubes following lentiviral-induced expression of equine myogenic differentiation 1.
DOSE-DEPENDENT EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM CONCENTRATION OF CULTURED SKELETAL MYOTUBES DERIVED FROM EQUINE SKIN
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Fernandez-Fuente, M., Terracciano, C. M., & Piercy, R. J. DOSE-DEPENDENT EFFECT OF CAFFEINE ON INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM CONCENTRATION OF CULTURED SKELETAL MYOTUBES DERIVED FROM EQUINE SKIN. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 22(3), 174
Asymmetric recurrent laryngeal nerve conduction velocities and dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle electromyographic characteristics in clinically normal horses
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Cercone, M., Hokanson, C. M., Olsen, E., Ducharme, N. G., Mitchell, L. M., Piercy, R. J., & Cheetham, J. (in press). Asymmetric recurrent laryngeal nerve conduction velocities and dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle electromyographic characteristics in clinically normal horses. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39189-zThe dorsal cricoarytenoid (DCA) muscles, are a fundamental component of the athletic horse’s respiratory system: as the sole abductors of the airways, they maintain the size of the rima glottis which is essential for enabling maximal air intake durin... Read More about Asymmetric recurrent laryngeal nerve conduction velocities and dorsal cricoarytenoid muscle electromyographic characteristics in clinically normal horses.
Unusual pathophysiological mechanisms of ptyalism in two horses
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Olley, R. B., Piercy, R. J., Leeming, G., & McGowan, C. M. Unusual pathophysiological mechanisms of ptyalism in two horses. Equine Veterinary Education, https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.13203
Determination of qPCR Reference Genes Suitable for Normalizing Gene Expression in a Canine Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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Hildyard, J. C. W., Taylor-Brown, F. E., Massey, C., Wells, D. J., & Piercy, R. J. (in press). Determination of qPCR Reference Genes Suitable for Normalizing Gene Expression in a Canine Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, 5(2), 177-191. https://doi.org/10.3233/JND-170267Background:Dogs with dystrophin-deficient muscular dystrophy are valuable models of the equivalent human disease, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD): unlike the mdx mouse, these animals present a disease severity and progression that closely matches t... Read More about Determination of qPCR Reference Genes Suitable for Normalizing Gene Expression in a Canine Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
CHARACTERISING THE SKELETAL MUSCLE HISTOLOGICAL PHENOTYPE OF THE DELTAE50-MD DOG, A PRECLINICAL MODEL OF DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
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Hildyard, J. C. W., Rawson, F., Harron, R., Riddell, D., Massey, C. A., Taylor-Brown, F. E., …Piercy, R. J. CHARACTERISING THE SKELETAL MUSCLE HISTOLOGICAL PHENOTYPE OF THE DELTAE50-MD DOG, A PRECLINICAL MODEL OF DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. Neuromuscular Disorders, 28, S18. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-8966%2818%2930342-0
Evaluation of Cardiac Phenotype in Horses with Type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy
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Naylor, R. J., Fuentes, V. L., Livesey, L., Mobley, C. B., Henke, N., Brock, K., …Piercy, R. J. Evaluation of Cardiac Phenotype in Horses with Type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 26(6), 1464-1469. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-1676.2012.00988.x
Clinical application of multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of cranial nerves in horses in comparison with high resolution imaging standards
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Dixon, J., Lam, R., Weller, R., Manso-Diaz, G., Smith, M., & Piercy, R. J. Clinical application of multidetector computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of cranial nerves in horses in comparison with high resolution imaging standards. Equine Veterinary Education, https://doi.org/10.1111/eve.12629
Histopathological assessment of intrinsic laryngeal musculature in horses with dynamic laryngeal collapse
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Fjordbakk, C. T., Revold, T., Goodwin, D., & Piercy, R. J. Histopathological assessment of intrinsic laryngeal musculature in horses with dynamic laryngeal collapse. Equine Veterinary Journal, 47(5), 603-608. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12357
Clinical research: developing an appropriate career structure
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Mellanby, R. J., Price, J., Wooldridge, L., Jonsson, N. N., Clegg, P. D., Emes, R. D., …Argyle, D. J. Clinical research: developing an appropriate career structure. Veterinary Record, 177(21), https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.h6169
Development of a clonal equine myoblast cell line capable of terminal differentiation into mature myotubes in vitro
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Naylor, R. J., & Piercy, R. J. Development of a clonal equine myoblast cell line capable of terminal differentiation into mature myotubes in vitro. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 76(7), 608-14. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.76.7.608
Severe Systemic Calciphylaxis in a Young Cat
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Anfinsen, K. P., Piercy, R. J., Massey, C. A., Smith, K. C., Kenny, P. J., & Garden, O. A. (in press). Severe Systemic Calciphylaxis in a Young Cat. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 28(4), 1325-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12378
Rater Agreement on Gait Assessment during Neurologic Examination of Horses
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Olsen, E., Dunkel, B., Barker, W. H. J., Finding, E. J. T., Perkins, J. D. M., Witte, T. H., …Piercy, R. J. Rater Agreement on Gait Assessment during Neurologic Examination of Horses. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 28(2), 630-638. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.12320
LATERO-OBLIQUE RADIOGRAPHY AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR EQUINE CERVICAL OSTEOARTHRITIS
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Tambaschi, M., Dunkel, B., Mullard, J., Wood, R., Piercy, R. J., & Weller, R. LATERO-OBLIQUE RADIOGRAPHY AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR EQUINE CERVICAL OSTEOARTHRITIS. Equine Veterinary Journal, 46, 10-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12323_22