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SNUPN joins the list of genes involved in muscular dystrophies
On 14/05/2024
Two independent international studies, published and also presented at Myology 2024, have reported the involvement of the SNUPN gene in a new form of muscular…
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Can a simple blood count predict a myasthenic crisis?
On 13/05/2024
According to a retrospective study conducted in Germany on 15 patients who had suffered a total of 21 myasthenic attacks and 43 patients who had…
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A large Iranian cohort of patients with COL-Q deficiency
On 07/05/2024
Iranian clinicians report on a large cohort of 26 patients followed for an average of nine years and in whom the diagnosis of congenital myasthenic…
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A look back at Myology 2024
On 06/05/2024
More than 1,100 myology specialists and nearly 90 speakers came together at Myology 2024, the international scientific congress dedicated to muscle science and medicine. Organised by…
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Mutations in the SRPK3 gene only lead to skeletal muscle myopathy in combination with a mutation in the TTN gene
On 06/05/2024
An international collaboration describes a cohort of 33 patients with slowly progressive myopathy, beginning in childhood and associated with co-segregation of SRPK3 and TTN variants.…
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New techniques improve the diagnostic yield of high-throughput sequencing in neuromuscular diseases
On 03/05/2024
Australian geneticists report on their experience in using more sophisticated high-throughput sequencing techniques (NGS for next-generation sequencing) or transcriptomic studies in the context of a…
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Dermatomyositis, polymyositis and the inner ear
On 03/05/2024
In Taiwan, an analysis of reimbursement data for 1,622 patients suffering from polymyositis or dermatomyositis and 8,109 people free of these diseases showed : a…
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Whole genome sequencing facilitates genetic diagnosis in CMT
On 03/05/2024
With more than 130 genes involved, the genetic diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease and associated neuropathies is a complex process which is not always conclusive.…
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Two new genes in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
On 02/05/2024
The gene for a seventh aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase has just been implicated in axonal dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) thanks to whole exome sequencing of three unrelated…
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Adult mitochondrial myopathy: very slowly progressive muscular damage of the limbs, often associated with multisystem damage and high mortality
On 02/05/2024
A retrospective study at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (Minnesota, USA) was based on 94 cases of mitochondrial myopathy diagnosed in adulthood and followed up…
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A new tool for assessing swallowing disorders in young children with SMA
On 30/04/2024
German clinicians were interested in the swallowing disorders present in young patients with SMN1-related proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), treated or untreated, and relatively unexplored…
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Virtual reality tele-rehabilitation is feasible and effective in DMD and BMD
On 30/04/2024
Spanish researchers have investigated the usefulness of virtual reality in the remote rehabilitation of 12 walking children aged between 5 and 15 suffering from Duchenne…
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A harness to support the mobility of young SMA patients
On 29/04/2024
US physiotherapists have tested a support harness linked to pulleys and a metal frame to facilitate the child’s movements in the three planes of space…
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Update of recommendations on musculoskeletal rehabilitation in neuromuscular diseases
On 29/04/2024
Initially drawn up in 2001, the recommendations for good practice on rehabilitation of the musculoskeletal system in neuromuscular diseases have been updated in a therapeutic…
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MFM and MRI of the thighs are the assessment tools most sensitive to changes in BMD
On 26/04/2024
In order to define parameters for monitoring and evaluating Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) that could be used in clinical trials, a Belgian team conducted a…
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A Canadian survey highlights the very varied levels of knowledge of many adult neurologists regarding corticosteroid therapy
On 26/04/2024
Adult neurologists specialising in neuromuscular diseases often prescribe long-term corticosteroids, particularly for autoimmune diseases (myositis, myasthenia gravis, etc.): an online survey of 99 Canadian neurologists…
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M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 29 avril – Pierre Klein (UK)
On 25/04/2024
m6a RNA methylation orchestrates IMP1 regulation of microtubules during human motor neuron differentiation 29 April 2024 – from 12 to 1 pm Pierre Klein, PhD (Postdoctoral…
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Brody’s disease: reducing diagnostic delays by identifying mowing in childhood
On 25/04/2024
As Brody’s disease is often diagnosed in adulthood, even though discomfort may have been present since childhood, a Dutch team has reviewed the observations of…
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AOC 1001 in DM1: positive data after one year of treatment in the MARINA trial
On 25/04/2024
The MARINA trial is a double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase I/II trial which evaluated AOC 1001 for six months in Steinert’s disease (or DM1). It was followed…
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A promising aldose reductase inhibitor in SORD-related neuropathy
On 24/04/2024
Identified in 2020, the SORD gene is involved in a relatively frequent form of axonal CMT (CMT 2) and distal hereditary motor neuropathy (dHMN). It…