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Vitamin and mineral deficiencies in FSH
On 08/06/2023
A study of the nutritional status of 159 patients with facioscapulohumeral myopathy (FSHD), 74 women and 85 men, revealed : a varied and balanced diet,…
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American guidelines for better assessment criteria in the evaluation of myasthenia gravis
On 08/06/2023
The quality, and therefore the reliability, of outcome measures of the severity and/or progression of myasthenia gravis (MG) sometimes it comes up a little short,…
Research
International guidelines for VCP myopathies
On 07/06/2023
Mutations in the VCP gene encoding valosin-containing protein cause complex neurodegenerative clinical pictures almost invariably associated with myopathy. An international consortium of experts, two of…
Events
M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 12 June – Ryan Corces (USA)
On 05/06/2023
Deciphering the role of the noncoding genome in disease June 12th 2023 – 16:00 – 17:00 Ryan Corces (Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, University of…
Research
Small molecules to improve the efficacy of tricyclo-DNA antisense oligonucleotides in mdx mice
On 05/06/2023
A French team evaluated the efficacy of small molecules (UNC7938) in mdx mice to increase the availability of antisense oligonucleotides in the cell, by facilitating…
Research
Restoration of brain dystrophin improves memory in mdx mice
On 02/06/2023
In a study published in May 2022, two French teams succeeded in partially restoring dystrophin in certain brain regions of adult mdx mice, an animal…
Research
Description of the first Franco-Swiss cohort in SORD-related peripheral neuropathy
On 01/06/2023
Defects in the SORD gene lead to hereditary distal motor neuropathy (dHMN type) or distal sensory-motor neuropathy (Charco-Marie-Tooth type). Discovered in 2020, there are still…
Events
The Institute opens its doors on Saturday 3 June from 10 am to 5 pm
On 30/05/2023
As part of Muscle Week, the Institute of Myology invites you to dive into the heart of the “Muscle”. On Saturday 3 June, between 10am…
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National recommendations for the management of dysimmune polyradiculoneuritis
On 26/05/2023
In conjunction with the healthcare authorities, a group of practitioners from the FILNEMUS neuromuscular healthcare network has drawn up recommendations for the rational use of…
Teaching
Introduction to research in myology at the Institute for SU medical students – Interview with Guillaume Bassez
On 25/05/2023
The Institute welcomed its first class of medical students for an introduction to research in the field of myology in April 2023. This week of…
Research
A European study clarifies the cardiac phenotype of children with muscular laminopathy
On 25/05/2023
European neuropaediatricians and cardiologists have compiled the clinical and paraclinical data, in particular cardiac data, of a large cohort of 28 children with various phenotypes…
Events
MYOLOGY 2024 will be held in Paris from 22-25 April 2024
On 23/05/2023
Myology 2024, the 8th International Myology Congress, will be held in Paris from 22 to 25 April 2024. This 8th edition of the international congress…
Events
The Institute of Myology is proud to be a partner of the Genother Biocluster
On 23/05/2023
Genother is a biocluster dedicated to accelerating the development of gene therapy drugs. It is one of the five winners of the “Biocluster” call for…
Events
Institute seminar – 24 May – Dr Carsten Bönnemann, MD (USA)
On 23/05/2023
Childhood ALS and the Missing 6th Sense: Novel SPT and PIEZO2 associated Syndromes Wednesday 24 May – 11:00-12:00 Carsten G. Bönnemann, MD (NINDS, NIH, USA)…
Research
A look back at the 4th International Meeting on Laminopathies
On 23/05/2023
The 4th International Meeting on Laminopathies, held in Madrid from 9 to 12 May 2023, brought together researchers and physicians interested in these rare diseases,…
Research
Towards better recognition of AINM in children
On 22/05/2023
On the occasion of the diagnosis of a case of autoimmune necrotizing myopathy (AINM) in one of their patients, two Japanese physicians provide an update…
Research
Anti-SAE autoantibodies in dermatomyositis
On 22/05/2023
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare autoimmune family of diseases in which the muscles and skin are affected by inflammation. They can occur in childhood or…
Research
Cognitive profile and treatment in SMA type I
On 19/05/2023
A study reveals for the first time the effects of three available treatments for SMA on the cognitive profile of infants with SMA type I:…
Research
Role of caveolae in T-tubule formation in the muscle cell – Interview with Eline Lemerle and Stéphane Vassilopoulos
On 19/05/2023
Eline Lemerle completed her thesis* under the supervision of Stéphane Vassilopoulos, in Marc Bitoun’s team (Muscle Organization & Therapy of Dominant Centronuclear Myopathy) at the…
Research
Is dystrophin in plasma a new biomarker for DMD?
On 17/05/2023
European researchers have demonstrated the presence of dystrophin in the plasma of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): Using two antibodies specifically directed against dystrophin,…