Why the study?
Recessive RYR1 mutations frequently cause severe congenital myopathies with ptosis and ophthalmoplegia, but the mechanisms underlying extraocular muscle involvement remained unclear.
Population
Knock-in mouse models of Ryr1 mutations
Comparison
Compound heterozygous RyR1p.Q1970fsX16+p.A4329D vs wild-type, single heterozygous, or homozygous RyR1p.A4329D mice
Design
Ex vivo animal experimental study
Authors
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Compound heterozygous RYR1 mutations may underlie ophthalmoplegia in congenital myopathy; leaves open translation from mouse models to patients.
Compound heterozygous Ryr1 mutations impair extraocular muscle function through direct effects on calcium release and indirect effects on myosin heavy chain isoform expression.
Eckhardt et al. (2020) studied this question.