Dystonia Canada News
Is it Tremor or Dystonia? New Research Aims for Better Understanding to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment
H. A. Jinnah, MD, PhD, principal investigator of the Dystonia Coalition, reports here on a recent paper published in Neurology that examines the relationship between tremors and dystonia.
Read more...A new gene is linked to primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a rare disease that affects the airways. Using whole exome sequencing and bioinformatic analysis, researchers from the Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium (GDMCC) identified a variant in the CFAP57 gene that causes PCD, as published in the journal PLOS Genetics.
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Read more...On behalf of the DMRF Canada Board of Directors, and grant sponsor Jackson Mooney, we are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Jackson Mooney Patient Grant for Dystonia.
Read more...Last year, DMRF Canada proudly announced our DMRF Canada Clinical and Research Fellow to the dystonia community. Mario Sousa, of Toronto Western Hospital was selected to be the DMRF Clinical and Research Fellowship winner in July 2019.
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