November 2021 Newsletter
The November 2021 issue of the NMD4C newsletter is now available!
We announce a networking event that is open to all NMD4C members, provide a KT update on their webinar series which began in September, and share the lineup for our third and final installment of the Defeat Duchenne Canadian Conference!ย Plus upcoming events and webinars, opportunities, meet the team spotlights, and more!
Ontario Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: The First Yearย
- Dr. Kristin Kernohan with Drs. Hugh McMillan (investigator), Craig Campbell (investigator), James Dowling (steering committee member), and Hernan Gonorazky (working group member) as co-authors.
- Dr. Elodie Richard, with Dr. Hanns Lochmรผller (lead investigator) as a co-author.
- Dr. Shahyan Siddiqui, with Dr. Hanns Lochmรผller (lead investigator) as a co-author.
Expanding the Phenotypic Spectrum of ECEL1-Associated Distal Arthrogryposis
- Dr. Akshata Huddar, with Dr. Hanns Lochmรผller (lead investigator) as a co-author.
miR-223-3p and miR-24-3p as novel serum-based biomarkers for myotonic dystrophy type 1
- Dr. Demetris Koutalianos, with Dr. Hanns Lochmรผller (lead investigator) as a co-author.
- Dr. Marie-Pier Roussel with Dr. Elise Duchesne (working group member) and Dr. Cynthia Gagnon (investigator) as co-authors.
Functional mobility in walking adult population with ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay
- Dr. Isabelle Lessard, with Dr. Bernard Brais (investigator) and Dr. Cynthia Gagnon (investigator) as co-authors.
- Dr. Isabelle Lessard, with Dr. Cynthia Gagnon (investigator) and Dr. Elise Duchesne (working group member) as co-authors.
- Dr. Verena Regauer with Dr. Craig Campbell (investigator) as a co-author
- Dr. Louise Rose, with Dr. Reshma Amin (investigator) as a co-author
Targeted genome editing in vivo corrects a Dmd duplication restoring wild-type dystrophin expression
- Dr. Eleonora Maino, with Dr. Daria Wojtal (investigator) as a co-author.
- Dr. Perry Shieh, with Dr. Craig Campbell (investigator) as a co-author.
Methodological challenges in measuring meaningful change in individuals with spinal muscular atrophy
- Dr. Maryam Oskoui (investigator) as author.
MuSK not MNGIE: Atypical MuSK-antibody myasthenia presenting as a genetic disorder
- Dr. Simon Thebault, with Dr. Jodi Warman-Chardon (steering committee member) as a co-author.
- Dr. Irit Hochberg, with Dr. Hugh McMillan (investigator) as a co-author.