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. 2015 Oct 15;15:205. doi: 10.1186/s12883-015-0412-3

Table 5.

Summary of monitoring assessments to be made during ERT

Test Frequency
Manual muscle testing
Quantitative muscle testing
Vital capacity Every 6 months
Time on ventilation daily (invasive or noninvasive)
Six-minute walk test
Quality of life measurement
Creatine kinase Every 3 months in the first year post-diagnosis
Alanine transaminase
Aspartate transaminase Every 6 months if stable on ERT
Antibody titers
Electrocardiography At baseline and repeated regularly if clinically indicated
Echocardiography
DEXA (bone mineral density)
Audiology assessment

DEXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, ERT enzyme replacement therapy