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DMD: a gene therapy strategy more effective than microdystrophin in mdx mice
On 05/09/2024
Within a month of each other, a German-American and a Chinese-American team published the proof of concept of a gene therapy strategy leading to the…
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‘Universal’ CAR-T cells in autoimmune necrotising myopathy (and scleroderma)
On 05/09/2024
In February 2024, an initial Chinese team published the case of a patient suffering from a refractory form of autoimmune necrotising myopathy, who went into…
A case of myositis following gene therapy for DMD
On 05/09/2024
American clinicians involved in gene therapy designed to deliver a truncated version of the dystrophin gene (microdystrophin) by vein, using an adeno-associated virus, have reported…
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Heart transplants and muscular dystrophies: reticence shattered
On 04/09/2024
A review of the literature on the 275 heart transplants performed for muscular dystrophies up to July 2023 shows that : these operations involved 116…
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A natural history of TRPV4-related hereditary neuropathies
On 04/09/2024
The Inherited Neuropathies Consortium reports the clinical data of 68 patients with TRPV4-related neuromuscular disease (Charcot-Marie-Tooth 2C disease, scapuloperoneal spinal muscular atrophy and congenital distal…
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Our 2023 Annual Report is online
On 03/09/2024
In 2023, the Institute continued its dynamic transformation and the deployment of its strategy to support research and innovation. It was also a key year…
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DM1: Setting up a cognitive remediation group – Interview with Sabrina Sayah and Thibaud Guillopé
On 03/09/2024
Sabrina Sayah and Thibaud Guillopé are clinical psychologists specialising in neuropsychology in the Psychology and Neuropsychology team at the Institute of Myology. They presented their…
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A higher incidence of AINM in the New Zealand population of Polynesian origin
On 03/09/2024
Clinicians report a large and growing number of cases of autoimmune necrotising myopathy (AINM) in New Zealand: 40 new cases of HMGCR autoantibody-positive AINM were…
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Congenital myopathy linked to the STAC3 gene is a frequent cause of early hypotonia in South Africa
On 03/09/2024
South African researchers report the clinical and biological data from a cohort of 127 young children with congenital hypotonia: they had been previously excluded for…
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Differential circulating microRNA profiles in several subtypes of inflammatory myopathies
On 02/09/2024
Italian researchers have studied extra-cellular vesicles (EVs) present in the bloodstream and containing several types of very small messenger RNA: in particular, microRNAs (miRNAs) and…
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What is the relevant level of motor function change in DMD?
On 02/09/2024
Given the relative failure of a certain number of therapeutic trials, an international consortium of specialists in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), in collaboration with the…
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Prenatal exposure to the AAV9 adeno-associated virus carries some risk
On 02/09/2024
American researchers wanted to find out whether exposing a foetus to AAV9 during pregnancy could be envisaged: in vivo experiments were carried out on lamb…
“1000 chercheurs dans les écoles” education campaign – 12th edition
On 01/09/2024
Over the past 11 years, more than 411,000 pupils from 3ème to Terminale, in mainland France and abroad (this operation also takes place throughout the…
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Congenital hallux valgus also occurs in BMPR1B-related dysplasias
On 30/08/2024
The mother of a three-month-old girl with bilateral congenital hallux valgus, informed via the internet and social networks of the possibility that her daughter had…
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Gene therapy and SMA: an update of European recommendations
On 30/08/2024
A consortium of European experts has reviewed, four years apart, the use of AAV-based gene therapy in SMA: real-life data and feedback from neonatal diagnosis…
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Is taxomifene useful for preserving cardiac function in DMD?
On 29/08/2024
The investigators of the TAMDMD trial, designed to study the possible beneficial effects of tamoxifen in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), have carried out a post-hoc…
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Urinary problems, to be investigated regularly in NMDs
On 29/08/2024
Two recent publications highlight the high frequency of lower urinary tract symptoms in various neuromuscular diseases and their major impact on daily life. The first…
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Towards a deeper understanding of the characteristics of the oculomotor muscles
On 29/08/2024
Differences in embryological origin, regenerative potential and susceptibility to muscular diseases exist between the skeletal muscles of the head and those of the trunk and…
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Improving assessment of the risk of DMD and BMD recurrence in the case of a de novo mutation
On 28/08/2024
One third of the variants involved in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies (BDMD) are de novo mutations. Knowing that these diseases are predisposed to germline…
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Cognitive problems are common in children with SMA, even if they are treated early on
On 28/08/2024
German clinicians looked at the frequency of cognitive impairment in a cohort of children with SMN1-related spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 who had received…