Commentary by Emanuele Mocciaro, PhD, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is caused by the “anomalous” reactivation of the DUX4 gene. DUX4 has an important role… Read More »
A trio of promising advances toward treating FSHD
Partners in Pain, Harbingers of Hope
by Haviva Ner-David, Kibbutz Hannaton, Israel It was a chance meeting in the valley that divides my Galilean kibbutz Hannaton from the Bedouin village of Bir al Maksur that planted… Read More »
Notes on spinal and scapular surgery
Excessive curvature of the lower spine, a condition called hyperlordosis, can be a particularly painful and troublesome symptom of FSH muscular dystrophy. We are often asked whether abdominal braces or… Read More »
Hot off the press – FSHD Advocate
Our new issue of the FSHD Advocate, the first of 2021, is now available online. For those of you who receive our flagship magazine by the postal service, it will… Read More »
“Our stories need to be shared”
An interview with Tim Hollenbeck, FSHD Radio host On the second Tuesday of every month, at 8 p.m. CT, Tim Hollenbeck fires up a live video stream on the FSHD… Read More »