World Duchenne Awareness Day: "Together, we are stronger"
This year's awareness campaign ‘Together, we are stronger’ was translated in 15 languages and collected over 1,000,000 views globally. This impressive number was reached due to an amazingData for a difference — The Share4Rare research feature for patient organisations
Violeta Astratinei is a Ph.D. biologist with a background in environmental research. After she lost her sister to melanoma in 2014, she became a core member of Melanoma Patient Network Europe, MPNEGemma Marfany: "Researchers, patients and families must come together to fight rare diseases"
Gemma Marfany is a professor in the Department of Genetics at the University of Barcelona (UB) and head of Unit U718 at CIBERER, the Spanish biomedical research centre for rare diseases. She is also aNew Share4Rare webinar: “International patient registry for rare diseases and COVID-19”
On September 18th Share4Rare organizes a webinar along with the Garrahan Hospital from Buenos Aires (Argentina) to present the new international patient registry that will be created in the platformWorld Duchenne Awareness Day 2020: Duchenne and the brain
Learning and behavioural challenges in DMD and BMD Both conditions are characterised by progressive muscle breakdown. A certain part of the DNA is missing, duplicated, or changed so the code cannot beBetween hype and hope: the truth about gene therapy and genome editing in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
About Duchenne muscular dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of muscular dystrophy affecting around 1 in 5,000 newborn boys worldwide. The main characteristic is aMeeting the partners — John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre
Dr. Michela Guglieri is Honorary Consultant in Human Genetics and is working as a Neurologist and Senior Research Associate at the John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre (JWMDRC). UponInterview to Daniela Robles-Espinoza, researcher and expert in acral melanoma
Dr. Daniela Robles-Espinoza, from International Laboratory for Human Genome Research (LIIGH) on the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), is an expert in acral melanoma, a very rare form ofExercise in neuromuscular disorders: a moving topic
Nicole Voet is a rehabilitation physician and scientific researcher in the Rehabilitation Centre Groot Klimmendaal in Arnhem and in the academic medical hospital Radboud University Medical Centre inNew webinar — Patient advocates fostering research in oncology: the Share4Rare experience
One of the pillars of Share4Rare is to enhance collaborative research. For that purpose, at the end of 2019 the platform started piloting four research projects concerning several groups of rareASCO 2020 — Free learning opportunity for patients!
ASCO Annual Meetings are great opportunity for healthcare professionals and patients advocates all over the world to follow the latest scientific news in cancer research. Exceptionally this year, inIn pursue of the discovery of DUX4 small molecule repressors: how long is the path to the clinic in FSHD?
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is the second most common form of muscular dystrophy affecting 1 in 8,333 individuals worldwide. The disease is characterized by progressive and