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Differentiated complement activation profiles in myasthenia gravis
On 02/05/2023
German and English researchers studied the profile of complement activation in patients with myasthenia gravis, both seropositive and seronegative, and with and without standard immunosuppressive…
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A plea for less invasive muscle biopsy techniques
On 02/05/2023
Australian researchers reviewed the medical literature on the practice of muscle biopsy. In particular, their interest and performance at the diagnostic level were studied, as…
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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 4th May – Dr Ulrike Schara-Schmidt (Germany)
On 27/04/2023
Floppy child 4th May 2023 at 16:00 Paris Time Dr Ulrike Schara-Schmidt (University Clinics Essen, Essen, Germany) Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pY17Imm6S8-dAcL9JSXwQQ Organised by EURO-NMD in collaboration…
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Long-term maintenance of normalized cardiac function on ERT in infantile Pompe disease
On 24/04/2023
Analysis of echocardiograms of 27 patients with infantile Pompe disease on enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) obtained during a median follow-up of 9.9 years (maximum 22…
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Kennedy disease is at least four times more common
On 21/04/2023
The search for CAG expansion in the AR gene that encodes the androgen receptor using the ExpansionHunter computer tool (a “expansion tracker”) in the genomes…
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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 27th Apr. – Dr. Nicole B.M. Voet (The Netherlands)
On 20/04/2023
Fatigue in Neuromuscular Disorders 27th April 2023 at 16:00 Paris Time Dr. Nicole B.M. Voet (Radboud University Medical Center, the Netherlands) Registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CsaIEW5SQxyBoNKC5sYwbA Organised…
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Treated myasthenia can still cause significant difficulties in everyday life
On 20/04/2023
The international MyRealWorldMG study collects real-life data from adults with autoimmune myasthenia undergoing treatment. Each month, they answer different patient-reported outcome measures (PROM), specific or…
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Distal Udd titinopathy: a 15-year natural history
On 17/04/2023
A Finnish retrospective study included data from 137 individuals with distal dominant myopathy, linked to the FINmaj mutation in the TTN gene, followed for 15…
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Abatacept has variable success in refractory myositis
On 17/04/2023
The AID trial evaluated the addition of abatacept to standard therapy in 10 participants aged seven to 17 years with refractory juvenile dermatomyositis in an…
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NEB gene-related nemaline myopathy: description of a cohort of 33 patients
On 14/04/2023
A cross-sectional study of 33 North American and Brazilian patients with NEB gene-related nemaline myopathy, aged two to 59 years, was published in January 2023.…
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Gene therapy confirms its efficacy in the mouse model of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy related to SGCG
On 12/04/2023
A study sponsored by Sarepta Therapeutics investigated the safety and efficacy of SRP-9005 (rAAVrh74 vector), one of their gene therapy products, when injected intravenously into…
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Mixed results for givinostat in Becker myopathy
On 11/04/2023
A phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of givinostat in 51 adults with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). According to the…
Events
M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 17 April – Prof. Pamela Shaw (UK)
On 11/04/2023
Motor neuron disease: a neurodegenerative disorder poised for successful therapy development April 17th, 2023 – 12:00 – 13:00 Professor Dame Pamela Shaw (Professor of Neurology, Honorary…
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Quality of life of patients dependent on ventilatory support
On 07/04/2023
The AFM-Telethon teams conducted a study of 119 patients with neuromuscular diseases (mainly Duchenne muscular dystrophy but also limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, congenital muscular dystrophy, proximal…
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Kennedy’s disease: targeting LSD1 and PRMT6 overexpression attenuates mutated androgen receptor toxicity without worsening androgen deficiency
On 07/04/2023
Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) and protein arginine N-methyltransferase 6 (PRMT6) are co-regulators of the androgen receptor. Overexpressed by androgens specifically in skeletal muscle of mice…
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Pregnancy and neuromuscular diseases: survey results from 300 women
On 06/04/2023
An international study published in December 2022 analysed the pregnancy and childbirth experiences of women with neuromuscular diseases, collected via online questionnaires: 721 pregnancies were…
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Beneficial effects of gene therapy on the heart of a new mouse model of PGM1-associated congenital glycosylation defect
On 04/04/2023
An international team investigated the utility of gene therapy for the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in PGM1-associated congenital glycosylation disorder (PGM1-CDG). Four of the…
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Pompe disease: encouraging results from the mini-COMET trial
On 03/04/2023
The Mini-COMET study (NCT03019406) evaluated the efficacy and safety of avalglucosidase alfa (Nexviadyme) in patients with infantile-onset Pompe disease who had previously shown clinical deterioration…
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Osteonecrosis: the prerogative of juvenile dermatomyositis with anti-MDA5 antibodies?
On 31/03/2023
The records of 71 young people with juvenile dermatomyositis followed for at least two years by the Paris Reference Center for Rare Pediatric Rheumatism and…
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New results from the SUNFISH and JEWELFISH clinical trials with risdiplam in SMA
On 31/03/2023
In two publications released in February 2023, the results of two clinical trials evaluating risdiplam (Evrysdi) in SMA type II and III (SUNFISH trial) and…