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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, December 22nd – Prof. Marianne de Visser (Netherlands)
On 16/12/2022
Dysphagia in Neuromuscular Diseases 22 December 2022 – 16:00 Paris time Prof. Marianne de Visser (Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, NL) Inscription : https://aim.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WhWVNVhLQompDnB1QmMWrA Organised by EURO-NMD…
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DMD: First results from a GALGT2 phase I/II trial
On 15/12/2022
In an article published in December 2022, an American team published the first results of a phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate the tolerance and…
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The safety data for Covid-19 vaccines are reassuring at this stage in myositis and myasthenia
On 14/12/2022
Two internet surveys are exploring the safety profile of Sars-CoV-2 vaccination in autoimmune neuromuscular diseases in particular: Covad has 10,900 participants worldwide, including 1,227 with…
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Dosing for IgG and especially IgG2 anti-TIF1γ in adult dermatomyositis would refine cancer risk assessment
On 13/12/2022
Anti-transcription intermediary factor 1 γ (TIF1γ) autoantibodies are associated, in adults with dermatomyositis, with an excess risk of cancer. A French study involving clinicians from…
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The surgical treatment of myopathic ptosis remains complex
On 12/12/2022
Many neuromuscular diseases are accompanied by ptosis of myopathic origin. The main mechanism is a deficit of the eyelid levator muscle. American ophthalmologists conducted a…
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DMB: cognitive and behavioral disorders better characterized
On 07/12/2022
Two teams evaluated the cognitive and behavioural problems of persons with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) in adults and in children aged 5 to 18 years.…
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Neonatal screening for Pompe disease in Italy shows higher than expected incidence
On 05/12/2022
The largest European study of newborn screening for Pompe disease was conducted in north-eastern Italy over a seven-year period and found: an incidence of 1…
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Téléthon 2022 : € 78 051 091. Thank you very much!
On 04/12/2022
The Téléthon 30-hour-long broadcast ended with donations totaling 78 051 091 euros. From Guebwiller to Cassis, Dijon, Lorient and Cap-Ferret, millions of people came together…
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DM2: exceptional congenital forms, maternally transmitted, associated with foot deformity
On 02/12/2022
Only three cases of congenital myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) have been reported so far. In all cases, the disease was transmitted from the mother…
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Dystrophinopathies: a UK consensus on the cardiological management of boys and women with DMD mutations
On 01/12/2022
In order to reduce regional disparities in cardiological care for boys and female transmitters with dystrophinopathy, a working group (adult and child cardiologists, neuromuscular physicians…
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A new composite score for the evaluation of Kennedy disease
On 01/12/2022
Japanese researchers have developed a new way of assessing Kennedy disease, a form of adult bulbospinal muscular atrophy (SBMA) that is very common in Japan.…
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Innovative non-amplification targeted long-read sequencing method enables more accurate characterization of CTG repeats in DM1 patients
On 01/12/2022
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder associated with symptom variability. It is caused by an unstable expansion of CTG repeats…
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SAPPHIRE trial starts at I-Motion
On 30/11/2022
The SAPPHIRE trial is an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III trial that will evaluate the effects of a dual treatment : apitegromab (an anti-myostatin…
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Masseter muscle volume as a biomarker in DM1?
On 29/11/2022
In the context of therapeutic trials in development for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the search for reliable and relevant clinical or paraclinical criteria is…
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Myasthenia and thymoma in children: a very rare association
On 28/11/2022
In the context of a recent revision of the classification and recommendations for certain rare cancers, Italian researchers conducted a comprehensive review of the literature…
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Two awards for the Institute at the 2022 SFM Annual Meeting
On 25/11/2022
Young scientists working in the team “Cell and molecular orchestration in muscle regeneration, aging and in pathologies” led by Capucine Trollet and Vincent Mouly, at…
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Magnetic resonance imaging useful for measuring the impact of motor neuron loss in SMA
On 25/11/2022
German researchers have developed a multiparametric neuromuscular imaging protocol to estimate the impact and follow the evolution of motor neuron loss in patients with spinal…
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Exoskeleton and SMA: first feedback
On 22/11/2022
An exoskeleton is a complex and sophisticated piece of equipment that can partially compensate for a person’s motor deficiencies in the context of paralysis. Spanish…
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M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 28 November – Shenhav Cohen (Israel)
On 22/11/2022
Desmin intermediate filament loss promotes muscle wasting during aging or disease Monday November 28th, 2022 – 12:00 – 13:00 Shenhav Cohen (Russell Berrie Institute for…
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A first observation of a gender effect in SMA
On 21/11/2022
Italian clinicians investigated new predictive factors for the evolution of SMA according to age, type of SMA and gender in 165 adult patients. There were 64…