Gastrointestinal and genitourinary symptoms in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: Prevalence and impact
- Published on 02/09/2024
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Michael R. Cole MD 1, Christopher S. Cooper MD 2, Eyad M. Hanna MD, MME 1, M. Bridget Zimmerman PhD 3, June Kinoshita BA 4, Katherine D. Mathews MD 1
1
Department of Pediatrics
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City
Iowa
USA
2
Department of Urology
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City
Iowa
USA
3
Department of Biostatistics
University of Iowa College of Public Health
Iowa City
Iowa
USA
4
FSHD Society
Randolph
Massachusetts
USA
Abstract
Introduction/Aims Anecdotally, patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) describe gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) symptoms. We explored the prevalence of GI and GU symptoms and their impact on quality of life (QOL) in people with FSHD compared to healthy household controls.
Methods In this descriptive, cross‐sectional study, we emailed a survey exploring GI and GU symptoms to all FSHD Society patient contacts (n = 3507)....
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