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Welcome to the latest TREAT-NMD newsletter.

This week's edition includes...

-  information on the recently published best practice guidelines on molecular diagnostics in DMD/BMD

-  an update on the first six months of the BIO-NMD Project

-  information from Families of SMA ahead of their upcoming conference

-  a call for future workshop applications from ENMC

We would like to thank those who have contributed to this week's edition. This newsletter relies on input from our readers. If you have anything you wish to be included in the next newsletter please contact us at info@treat-nmd.eu

at a glance...

19-23 Jun 2010   20th Meeting of the European Neurological Society - Berlin, Germany

24-27 Jun 2010   Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Annual Conference - Denver, Colorado, USA

24-27 Jun 2010   Families of SMA Annual Conference - Santa Clara, California, USA

15-16 Jul 2010   MDR2010 - Padova, Italy

19-23 Jul 2010   12th International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases - Naples, Italy

30 Jul - 1 Aug   The Biennial FSHD International Patient and Researcher Network Meeting - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

29 Aug - 1 Sep   European Meeting on Next Generation Sequencing - Leiden, Netherlands

9-10 Sept 2010   MD2010 - 4th conference for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Western Australia - Perth, Western Australia

18 Sept 2010   Muscular Dystrophy Campaign Conference - Birmingham, UK

20-22 Sept 2010   Muscle Study Group Annual Meeting - Buffalo, NY, USA

12-16 Oct 2010   World Muscle Society International Congress - Kumamoto, Japan

12-13 Nov 2010   Action Duchenne 8th Annual Conference - London, UK

Please note: This is only a selection of upcoming meetings. To see all our listed meetings click here.
 
 

Best practice guidelines for molecular testing published in Neuromuscular Disorders

In view of recent developments in both molecular testing techniques and therapeutical approaches for DMD, the need to update the guidelines for molecular testing of dystrophinopathies, which dated back to the 1990´s, was identified. To this end, a Best practice meeting on Duchenne /Becker muscular dystrophies was held in Naarden, the Netherlands on November 14-16, 2008.

The meeting report has recently been published in Neuromuscular Disorders and is available to download free of charge.



 


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BIO-NMD: 6 month project update

BIO-NMD is a collaboration of 12 European partners working together with the common aim of trying to identify possible biomarkers in people with neuromuscular disease. The ultimate goal is to improve the development of treatments and diagnosis of people affected by neuromuscular disease, specifically Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Collagen VI myopathies.

The project is currently in its 6th month and significant progress has been made. A brief and edited summary of the work done by the 12 partners so far is available on the TREAT-NMD website. A full copy of the update can be found on the BIO-NMD website.

 


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Families of SMA Conference approaches

The Annual Families of SMA Conference hosts the USA's largest gathering of those affected by SMA and leading researchers from around the world to share ideas and hope for the future.

The conference at the end of June in Santa Clara, California allows families to learn about the latest SMA research, increase their knowledge of the disease, share the latest in disease management techniques and network with other families and leading medical and scientific professionals.

FSMA's approach has the crucial component that both researchers and families work closely together as a team. They are dedicated to educating families and healthcare professionals and to bringing the entire community together for growth and support.

By fund raising over the last 25 years, the organisation has funded $50 million(US) in SMA research and has funded more than 140 Basic Research Grants at 70 institutions around the world.

 



 


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ENMC is accepting applications for workshops in 2011

The European Neuromuscular Centre (ENMC) aims to encourage and facilitate collaborative research into neuromuscular diseases (NMD). In order to foster these goals, the ENMC sponsors grants for international workshops on NMD.
 
For ENMC workshops to be conducted in the first half of 2011, the deadline for submitting the applications is September 15, 2010. Further information about the procedure and the forms to be completed for a workshop application can be downloaded from our website www.enmc.org.
 
ENMC workshop proposals should be based on well focused topics within the neuromuscular field. The chairperson of an ENMC Workshop is responsible for the scientific aspects of the programme and inviting participants. Scientists who participate in ENMC workshops will normally have published relevant papers in international peer reviewed journals. All ENMC workshops are held in Naarden, The Netherlands and take place during the weekend to allow full participation and reduced flight and accommodation costs.
 
If you have any questions regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact the ENMC office enmc@enmc.org
 
Deadline for submission, September 15, 2010


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