Téléthon 2008 results

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An exceptional result of exemplary solidarity

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The Myology Institute association has adopted a new logo displaying the colours and dynamism of its founder members: the AFM and Généthon.

Institute events

04/06/2009 - New Immuno/rAAV network aiming to develop collaborations between clinicians, immunologists, virologists and veterinarians involved in preclinical and clinical trials using AAV viruses > More

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Myology research highlights

• 10/06/2009 - Alemtuzumab shows promise for sporadic inclusion body myositis - Read more

• 31/05/2009 - Santhera’s Friedreich’s ataxia drug fails in U.S. Phase III trial - Read more

• 31/05/2009 - Schwartz-Jampel syndrome is an inherited disorder with peripheral nerve hyperexcitability - Read more

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Press release

15/05/2009 - Decrypthon calls for 150,000 internet-user volunteers. Visit www.decrypthon.fr today! - Launched by the AFM (French Muscular Dystrophy Association) and IBM, with the collaboration of the CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) and French universities, the Decrypthon programme aims to boost research in the field of proteomics and genomics using “grid” technologies, combining the use of supercomputers and/or the computers of individual internet users. > Read

Online interview

Anne Bigot - Post-doc researcher in the group of Gillian Butler-Browne, UMR 974, Institute of Myology, dedicated to remodeling, regeneration and cell therapy of striated muscle, she just published a paper concerning the effects of the effects of CTG expansions on the proliferative capacity of muscle precursor cells > Read

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