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Newsletter #61
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Final collection of 92,740,769 euros for the Téléthon, thank you!
Telethon 2016 reaches a final collection of 92,740,769 euros. This extraordinary mobilisation allows us to pursue the objective we set ourselves 30 years ago : to find a cure ! Thank you all!
In April 2017, the team of Drs. Martine Barkats and Maria Grazia-Biferi, from the Institute of Myology will be awarded the Avi Kremer ALS Treatment Prize for their development of a gene therapy approach targeted at one of the most common known causes of inherited Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This approach significantly extends survival and slows disease progression beyond any results reported to date. We are pleased to share with you our inspiring interview with Dr Grazia Biferi, who tells us about this innovative approach and what this award will bring to her team.
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At the Institute |
M. Barkats and M. G. Biferi awarded the Avi Kremer ALS Treatment Prize from Prize4Life for their gene therapy approach
Martine Barkats and Maria Grazia Biferi have received the Avi Kremer ALS Treatment Prize from Prize4Life, which is committed to the fight against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
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SMA: SUNFISH trial begins in France at I-Motion
The SUNFISH trial, an international phase II study of the splice-modifying drug RO7034067 in people with type 2 or 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), begins in France.
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Our latest news |
Pathogenic role of anti-SRP and anti-HMGCR antibodies in necrotising myopathies
Investigators have examined the hypothesis that anti-SRP and anti-HMGCR antibodies may be involved in muscle damage.
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Correlation between PABPN1 genotype and disease severity in OPMD
The genetic cause of OPMD is an expanded (GCN)n mutation in the PABPN1 gene. Here, the authors hypothesised a potential correlation between the size of the (GCN)n expansion and the severity of the phenotype.
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Resistant myasthenia gravis and rituximab
This retrospective study shows that rituximab may be efficient in 50% of patients with MG resistant to immunosuppressants.
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Inflammatory myopathies: the interest of rehabilitation
Not only is functional rehabilitation during inflammatory myopathies beneficial in terms of inflammation, but it also appears to result in functional improvement.
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Correction of the Exon 2 Duplication in DMD Myoblasts by a Single CRISPR/Cas9 System
Exonic duplications account for 10%–15% of all mutations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe hereditary neuromuscular disorder. This study opens a novel therapeutic perspective for patients carrying disease-causing duplications.
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Recessive mutations in the kinase ZAK cause a congenital myopathy with fibre type disproportion
The authors identified two homozygous frameshift mutations and a homozygous nonsense mutation in the mitogen-activated protein triple kinase ZAK.
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CRISPR/Cas9 technology: therapeutic implications for patients with DM1
Dual sgRNA-guided excision of the (CTG⋅CAG)n tract by CRISPR/Cas9 technology is applicable for developing isogenic cell lines for research and may provide new therapeutic opportunities for patients with DM1.
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More breaking news |
Clinical features of DMD long-term survivors in Japan
The national muscular dystrophy wards database of Japan lists 118 long-term Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients who were at least 40 years old as of October 1, 2013.
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Pregnancy and delivery in women with spinal muscular atrophy
This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. The authors mailed questionnaires to 58 women with confirmed SMA. 32 women responded, reporting 35 pregnancies.
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Spinal muscular atrophy
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Other neuromuscular diseases
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In brief |
Summer School of Myology 20th Edition
The 20th Summer School of Myology will take place this year at the Institut de Myologie from Thursday 15th to Friday 23th, 2017.
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Pompe disease: new phase 3 clinical trial of neoGAA
NeoGAA, a new generation of enzymotherapy developed by Sanofi Genzyme, will be tested in 96 patients with type 2 glycogenosis (Pompe disease). Recruitment of this trial is underway.
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YposKesi welcomes Alain Lamproye, an expert in industrial bioproduction, as its Chief Executive Officer
YposKesi, the first French pharmaceutical company to develop and manufacture gene and cell therapy products for rare diseases, created by the nonprofit organization AFM-Téléthon and the SPI fund managed by Bpifrance, have announced the appointment of Alain Lamproye as its Chief Executive Officer.
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Latest Publications from the Institute |
Kaplan, J C,Hamroun, D,Rivier, F,Bonne, G
The 2017 version of the gene table of monogenic neuromuscular disorders (nuclear genome)
Neuromuscul Disord, 2016 ; 26 (16) : 895-929
Vilmont, V.,Cadot, B.,Vezin, E.,Le Grand, F.,Gomes, E. R.
Dynein disruption perturbs post-synaptic components and contributes to impaired MuSK clustering at the NMJ: implication in ALS
Sci Rep, 2016 ; 6 : 27804
Rudolf, A.,Schirwis, E.,Giordani, L.,Parisi, A.,Lepper, C.,Taketo, M. M.,Le Grand, F.
beta-Catenin Activation in Muscle Progenitor Cells Regulates Tissue Repair
Cell Rep, 2016 ; 15 (6) : 1277-90
Ducat, A.,Doridot, L.,Calicchio, R.,Mehats, C.,Vilotte, J. L.,Castille, J.,Barbaux, S.,Couderc, B.,Jacques, S.,Letourneur, F.,Buffat, C.,Le Grand, F.,Laissue, P.,Miralles, F.,Vaiman, D.
Endothelial cell dysfunction and cardiac hypertrophy in the STOX1 model of preeclampsia
Sci Rep, 2016 ; 6 : 19196
Vilmont, V.,Cadot, B.,Ouanounou, G.,Gomes, E. R.
A system for studying mechanisms of neuromuscular junction development and maintenance
Development, 2016 ; 143 (13) : 2464-77
Finsterer, J.,Wahbi, K.
Cardiac disease in brain-heart disorders
Acta Cardiol, 2016 ; 71 (4) : 389-94
Beyer, S.,Pontis, J.,Schirwis, E.,Battisti, V.,Rudolf, A.,Le Grand, F.,Ait-Si-Ali, S.
Canonical Wnt signalling regulates nuclear export of Setdb1 during skeletal muscle terminal differentiation.
Erratum: Canonical Wnt signalling regulates nuclear export of Setdb1 during skeletal muscle terminal differentiation. [Cell Discov. 2016]
Cell Discov, 2016 ; 2 : 16037
Bohm, M.,Wachtel, M.,Marques, J. G.,Streiff, N.,Laubscher, D.,Nanni, P.,Mamchaoui, K.,Santoro, R.,Schafer, B. W.
Helicase CHD4 is an epigenetic coregulator of PAX3-FOXO1 in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
J Clin Invest, 2016 ; 126 (11) : 4237-4249
Lacour, F,Vezin, E,Bentzinger, F,Sincennes, M C,Rudnicki, M A,Mitchell, R D,Patel, K,Chaboissier, M C,Chassot, A A,Le Grand, F
R-spondin1 regulates muscle progenitor cell fusion through control of antagonist Wnt signaling pathways
bioRxiv, 2016 ; : 063669
Carmeille, R.,Bouvet, F.,Tan, S.,Croissant, C.,Gounou, C.,Mamchaoui, K.,Mouly, V.,Brisson, A. R.,Bouter, A.
Membrane repair of human skeletal muscle cells requires Annexin-A5
Biochim Biophys Acta, 2016 ; 1863 (9) : 2267-79
Preskey, D.,Allison, T. F.,Jones, M.,Mamchaoui, K.,Unger, C.
Synthetically modified mRNA for efficient and fast human iPS cell generation and direct transdifferentiation to myoblasts
Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 2016 ; 473 (3) : 743-51
Holt, I.,Duong, N. T.,Zhang, Q.,Lam le, T.,Sewry, C. A.,Mamchaoui, K.,Shanahan, C. M.,Morris, G. E.
Specific localization of nesprin-1-alpha2, the short isoform of nesprin-1 with a KASH domain, in developing, fetal and regenerating muscle, using a new monoclonal antibody
BMC Cell Biol, 2016 ; 17 (1) : 26
Santolini, M.,Sakakibara, I.,Gauthier, M.,Ribas-Aulinas, F.,Takahashi, H.,Sawasaki, T.,Mouly, V.,Concordet, J. P.,Defossez, P. A.,Hakim, V.,Maire, P.
MyoD reprogramming requires Six1 and Six4 homeoproteins: genome-wide cis-regulatory module analysis
Nucleic Acids Res, 2016 ; 44 (18) : 8621-8640
Servian-Morilla, E.,Takeuchi, H.,Lee, T. V.,Clarimon, J.,Mavillard, F.,Area-Gomez, E.,Rivas, E.,Nieto-Gonzalez, J. L.,Rivero, M. C.,Cabrera-Serrano, M.,Gomez-Sanchez, L.,Martinez-Lopez, J. A.,Estrada, B.,Marquez, C.,Morgado, Y.,Suarez-Calvet, X.,Pita, G.,Bigot, A.,Gallardo, E.,Fernandez-Chacon, R.,Hirano, M.,Haltiwanger, R. S.,Jafar-Nejad, H.,Paradas, C.
A POGLUT1 mutation causes a muscular dystrophy with reduced Notch signaling and satellite cell loss
EMBO Mol Med, 2016 ; 8 (11) : 1289-1309
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This is the newsletter of current medical science from the Institute of Myology. It is published every two months. Chief Editor: Gaëlle Barrier Editorial Board: Marianne Perreau-Saussine; J. Andoni Urtizberea. Redaction: Racquel N. Cooper; Anne Berthomier. Also participate: Nathalie Haslin. Do you have any questions? Would you like to share some news? Please contact us. © 2017 - AFM - Institut de Myologie. ISSN 1772-9866 |
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