Researchers from the institute at the IDMC14 conference to present their work

Researchers and clinicians from the Institute of Myology will be present at the 14th International Myotonic Dystrophy Consortium Meeting (IDMC14) which takes place from 9 to 13 April 2024 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

They will be taking part as session chairs or presenting their work:

Wednesday 10 April

• 8:30-10:00 – Session 1a: Pathogenic Mechanisms I
  Chairs: Mario Gomes Pereira/Darren Monckton
• 11:30-11:45 – Paul Magneron  – Actin cystoskeleton abnormalities triggered by toxic CUG RNAmacromolécule constituée d’une seule chaîne de nucléotides (simple brin) résultant de la transcription (copie) de l’ADN. in DM1 brain cells
• 17:45-18:00 – Guillaume Bassez – Mortality rate and predictors of death in the DM1 population, a registry-based study

Thursday 11 April

• 8:30-10:00 – Session 4: Cell and Animal Models
  Chairs: Geneviève Gourdon/Rachel Eiges 
• 9:00 – 9:15 – Alain Sureau – Development of a new inducible mouse model for myotonic dystrophy
• 11:00-12:15 – Session 5: Clinical Trials and Trial Design Chairs: Charles Thornton/Guillaume Bassez 

Friday 12 April

14:00-14:15 – Nathalie Angeard – Theory of mind – Virtual reality training in children with DM1

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