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SNOW-P: an Australian programme to manage eating behaviours in DMD
On 18/06/2024
The SNOW-P programme, which stands for Supporting Nutrition and Optimising Wellbeing Programme, was co-constructed with carers of young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Fifty-three of…
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A remote study of the validity of the North Star functional scale
On 18/06/2024
The COVID-19 pandemic provided an opportunity to rethink the methods used to assess functional scores in neuromuscular patients, particularly those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD):…
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Omega3s appear to improve the FOXP3 regeneration biomarker in DMD
On 17/06/2024
Supplementation with long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω-3 LCPUFA) was tested in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study for six months in 31 boys with Duchenne muscular…
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Myasthenia gravis: mycophenolate and methotrexate better tolerated than azathioprine
On 17/06/2024
A UK national survey of 235 people with myasthenia gravis, 166 on azathioprine, 102 on mycophenolate and 40 on methotrexate, showed that : the most…
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An early marker of myocardial damage in DMD
On 17/06/2024
Catalan clinicians have studied the possibility of early detection of myocardial alterations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): 23 adolescents with dystrophinopathy (14 DMD, 8 Becker,…
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Expert consensus on the assessment and management of adverse reactions to delandistrogene moxeparvovec (Elevidys®)
On 14/06/2024
Given the rapid and recent development of microdystrophin gene therapy treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), there is little data on the side effects of…
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ENMC workshop rethinks diagnosis and clinical trial design in inclusion myositis
On 14/06/2024
Ten years after the publication of the diagnostic criteria for inclusion myositis, an international group of around thirty experts (including two from France) took part…
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Lessons from the long-term follow-up of over 200 adults with congenital myasthenic syndrome in France
On 13/06/2024
A retrospective study based on data from 235 adults collected by a total of 23 French expert centres, during a follow-up period averaging 34 years,…
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An update on good practice in molecular biology for FSHD
On 12/06/2024
Despite substantial advances in its pathophysiology, muscular dystrophy or facioscapulohumeral myopathy (FSHD) remains a complex muscular disease with at least two genes involved. An international…
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Results of losmapimod and antioxidants in FSHD
On 11/06/2024
New trial results have recently been published for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FHSD). For losmapimod, they show that : in a phase II trial involving 80…
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Inclusion myositis and sirolimus: the final results of the Rapami trial pave the way for a phase III
On 10/06/2024
Sporadic inclusion myositis combines inflammatory processes and degeneration. It is the most common myositis after the age of 50, but also the only one that…
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Myasthenia gravis in France seen through the national health data system prism
On 07/06/2024
In order to assess the incidence and prevalence of myasthenia gravis in France, a group of researchers from Auvergne analyzed data contained in the national…
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Effect of sirolimus on muscle in inclusion myositis observed by MRI and spectroscopy – Interview with Harmen Reyngoudt
On 06/06/2024
Harmen Reyngoudt is co-director of the Institute’s NMR imaging and spectroscopy laboratory. He has just published an article* in J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle on the…
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The wide variety of clathrin assemblies
On 06/06/2024
Clathrin is a protein that forms triskels that assemble into honeycomb-like networks on the plasma membrane, but also on internal membranes, such as the Golgi…
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CAR-T cell-based dual therapy successfully tested in refractory myasthenia gravis
On 05/06/2024
In a Letter to the Editor, Chinese clinicians report the case of a 64-year-old myasthenic patient who benefited from CAR-T cells targeting both the BCMA…
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The value of eculizumab in refractory myasthenia gravis and a possible switch to ravulizumab
On 04/06/2024
Japanese clinicians report their real-life experience of administering new anti-complementary molecules in a series of 36 adults with a refractory form of myasthenia gravis (3%…
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When the benefits of hot baths in DMD are revisited
On 03/06/2024
Brazilian physiotherapists have studied variations in physiological parameters in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in a seated position, in an aqueous environment or in…
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Inhibition of a cardiac microRNA improves fibrosis and function in a mouse model of DMD
On 31/05/2024
American and South Korean researchers have studied the myocardial dysfunction observed in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Their work involved a transgenic mouse with a combined but…
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Preserving oral health when taking anti-CD20 drugs
On 30/05/2024
A team from Nice University Hospital reports: a series of six patients aged 34 to 79 who presented with oral disorders (pain, dental abscess or…
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Newborn screening for DMD as seen by various stakeholders
On 30/05/2024
Australian researchers wanted to know how newborn screening (NBS) for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) would be perceived at a time when innovative, supposedly effective therapies…