Using PacBio SMRT Sequencing in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 and Other Rare Disorders

  Stéphanie Tomé is an investigator at the Sorbonne Université in Paris, France. A recent article in PacBio describes Tomé’s research into a disease that becomes progressively worse with each generation.…

Continue Reading Using PacBio SMRT Sequencing in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 and Other Rare Disorders

Gene Therapy for 12 Rare Diseases will be Investigated Thanks to this Industry-Academia Partnership

Extended Collaboration  Amicus Therapeutics has just announced that they are expanding their collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine for the next five years. This collaboration is…

Continue Reading Gene Therapy for 12 Rare Diseases will be Investigated Thanks to this Industry-Academia Partnership
AMO Pharma Presents New Rating Scale for Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy Symptoms
jarmoluk / Pixabay

AMO Pharma Presents New Rating Scale for Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy Symptoms

A press release from American biopharmaceutical company AMO Pharma, published by PR Newswire, detailed the recent completion of the Company's new congenital myotonic dystrophy type 1 (CDM1) symptom-evaluation scale. The…

Continue Reading AMO Pharma Presents New Rating Scale for Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy Symptoms
Company Announces Plans for Myotonic Dystrophy and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatments
rawpixel / Pixabay

Company Announces Plans for Myotonic Dystrophy and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatments

According to a story from CRWE World, the genetic medicines company Audentes Therapeutics has recently announced its intent to develop new therapies for myotonic dystrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. These…

Continue Reading Company Announces Plans for Myotonic Dystrophy and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatments