Monthly #apaperaday wrap-up: February 2024
Prof. Annemieke Aartsma-Rus is taking on a challenge by reading and commenting on a paper a day. She shares her insights, findings and thoughts via her @oligogirl Twitter account. Each month, a curated selection of the relevant papers for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy are presented by the World Duchenne Organization. See below the overview of February 2024.
Must reads
- Pilot study of a virtual weight management program for Duchenne muscular dystrophy > Read more
- Draft Guidance for Industry Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Becker Muscular Dystrophy, and Related Dystrophinopathies – Developing Potential Treatments for the Entire Spectrum of Disease > Read more
- Use of plasmapheresis to lower anti-AAV antibodies in nonhuman primates with pre-existing immunity to AAVrh74 > Read more
- Efficacy and Safety of Vamorolone Over 48 Weeks in Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy > Read more
Interesting papers
- Characterization of Phenotypic Variability in Becker Muscular Dystrophy for Clinical Practice and Towards Trial Readiness > Read more
- Bisphosphonates in Glucocorticoid-Treated Patients With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy > Read more
- Diverse Cardiac Phenotype of Becker Muscular Dystrophy: Under-Recognized Subclinical Cardiomyopathy Due to Partial dystrophin Deficiency in a Contemporary Era > Read more
- Different bone health progression patterns and early-stage risk marker in glucocorticoid-treated ambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy > Read more
Additional reading
- Patient’s perspective about research landscape for rare diseases in India > Read more
- DMD deletions underlining mild dystrophinopathies: literature review highlights phenotype-related mutation clusters and provides insights about genetic mechanisms and prognosis > Read more
- Burden of Disease of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in Denmark > Read more
We are grateful for prof. Aartsma-Rus for allowing us to share her daily recaps. Follow @oligogirl on Twitter to stay on top of the latest #apaperaday tweets, or subscribe to the WDO Newsletter to receive the monthly must-reads in your inbox.
About professor Annemieke Aartsma-Rus
Prof. Dr. Annemieke Aartsma-Rus is a professor of Translational Genetics at the Department of Human Genetics of the Leiden University Medical Center. Since 2013 she has a visiting professorship at the Institute of Genetic Medicine of Newcastle University (UK).
Her work currently focuses on developing antisense-mediated exon skipping as a therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In addition, in collaborative efforts she aims to bridge the gap between different stakeholders (patients, academics, regulators and industry) involved in drug development for rare diseases.
In 2013 she was elected a member of the junior section of the Dutch Royal Academy of Sciences (KNAW), which consists of what are considered the top 50 scientists in the Netherlands under 45. From 2015 to 2022, she was selected as the most influential scientist in Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Expertscape.
