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Brain abnormalities in SMA?
On 28/11/2024
Canadian researchers have compared the brain imaging of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with risdiplam or nusinersen with those of people without the…
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CGG expansions in LRP12 implicated in hereditary peripheral neuropathies
On 27/11/2024
A search for CGG repeats in the LRP12, GIPC and RILPL1 genes in 1555 cases of hereditary peripheral neuropathy without a genetic diagnosis found 44…
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Sertaline intake may suggest metabolic myopathy
On 27/11/2024
Canadian specialists have reported two cases of secondary mitochondrial disruption following the use of sertaline (Zoloft®), a widely used anti-depressant: the two patients were aged…
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Bulbar impairment in Pompe’s disease better described
On 26/11/2024
Thanks to the national Pompe disease registry, French clinicians are now describing more precisely the bulbar impairment and its repercussions in Pompe disease. Out of…
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A severe form of myopathy linked to HNRNPA1 is possible in children
On 26/11/2024
The case of a little girl has overturned the reputation of adult diseases with phenotypes linked to mutations in the HNRNPA1 gene (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,…
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Proof of concept for base editing in Pompe disease
On 25/11/2024
Base editing is a new genomic editing technique based on the CRISPR-Cas9 system, which makes it possible to modify just one target nucleotide in a…
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The type of muscle damage has no influence on the prognosis of scleroderma
On 22/11/2024
A multicentre retrospective study of 71 scleroderma patients who had undergone muscle biopsy found 46.5% with fibrosing myopathy, 25.5% with inflammatory myopathy and 28% with…
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AcadeMYO 9-11 December 2024: registrations are open until 4 december
On 21/11/2024
AcadeMYO offers a unique opportunity to perfect your knowledge of myology, the discipline devoted to neuromuscular science! Entirely online, AcadeMYO is conducted in English and…
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Gene therapies and liver toxicity: an update
On 21/11/2024
French and Belgian hepatologists from the Association Française pour l’Etude du Foie (AFEF) (French Association for the Study of the Liver) have taken stock of…
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A partial epidemiology of neuromuscular diseases in the Netherlands
On 20/11/2024
Dutch researchers have carried out a major epidemiological study to determine the prevalence and incidence of the main neuromuscular diseases in their country: incidence was…
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M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 25 Nov. – J. Andrew Berglund (USA)
On 19/11/2024
Selective reduction of toxic RNAs rescue splicing dysregulation across repeat expansion diseases Monday 25 November 2024 – from 12 to 1 pm Prof. J. Andrew…
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A US working group on the challenges and safety of gene therapy for neuromuscular diseases
On 19/11/2024
At the initiative of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), American experts have reviewed the successes and difficulties encountered with gene therapies mediated by adeno-associated viruses,…
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A study of the relationship between ambulation loss and the impact of corticosteroids on growth in DMD
On 18/11/2024
The UK consortium dedicated to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) reports the results of a retrospective study designed to investigate a possible link between the side-effects…
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Characterisation of distal digenic myopathy linked to TIA1 and SQSTM1
On 15/11/2024
The description of four new French cases of Welander-type distal myopathy and 20 cases from a review of the literature confirms the digenic nature of…
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Towards a better understanding of genotype/phenotype correlations in DMD
On 15/11/2024
American clinicians studied a large cohort of children followed at the only neuromuscular consultation in Cincinnati (USA) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): 555 patients were…
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A case of immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy mimicking FSHD
On 14/11/2024
Swiss clinicians report the clinical and histological data of a 72-year-old adult patient whose clinical presentation initially suggested facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD): the patient suffered…
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Improving diagnosis and prognosis in DM1 and other short repeat expansions diseases with LRS – Interview with Stéphanie Tomé
On 14/11/2024
Stéphanie Tomé is a researcher in the Gourdon group within the Repeat Expansions & Myotonic Dystrophy (REDs) team at the Institute’s Center of Research in…
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Nerve imaging can help differentiate between acquired and inherited neuropathies
On 14/11/2024
New Zealand researchers used ultrasound to measure the cross-sectional area of the sural and fibular nerves in order to differentiate between acquired and hereditary nerve…
Events
M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 18 Nov. – Mani S. Mahadevan (USA)
On 12/11/2024
Cellular and Molecular Drivers of Fibrosis in RNA Toxicity Monday 18 November 2024 – from 12 to 1 pm Prof. Mani S. Mahadevan (University of…
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Targeted inhibition of ORAI1 reduces tubular aggregates in mice
On 08/11/2024
Tubular aggregate myopathy may be due to overactivation of Store Operated Ca2+ Entry (SOCE) as a result of a gain-of-function variant in the STIM1 or…