Dyne Therapeutics (DYN) last night announced additional one-year data from its ongoing Phase 1/2 ACHIEVE clinical trial of zeleciment basivarsen ...

Dyne will also present encore data on zeleciment rostudirsen (z-rostudirsen, formerly known as DYNE-251, aninvestigational medicine being evaluated for the treatment of individuals with DMD mutations ...

Myotonia is a rare condition in which the muscles are unable to relax after they contract. This can affect muscles throughout the body and is caused by changes in the genetics of the individual, ...

The study, published in Lancet Neurology, detailed the "head-to-head" trial implemented by the researchers to test two drugs, mexiletine and lamotrigine, on people with the condition. The trial, which ...

Today’s information comes to us from the NIH U.S. National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference. Myotonia congenita is a disorder that affects muscles used for movement. Beginning in childhood ...

Far too often animals with health issues get overlooked by potential adopters, but one family decided to take a chance on a dog with a disorder known as "fainting goat syndrome." Myotonia congenita, ...

Blood calcium and phosphorus were normal before and after bag breathing whereas Chvostek signs and myotonia on percussion persisted. An ischemia test of the forearm performed by Dr. R. Schmid revealed ...

Investigators recently used a targeted drug to restore muscle strength and correct myotonia in mice with myotonic dystrophy. People with myotonic dystrophy experience progressive muscle weakness and ...

New Rochelle, NY, February 21, 2013—By targeting the specific mutation that causes the hereditary neuromuscular disease myotonic dystrophy, it is possible to neutralize the mutant RNA toxicity and ...