First Treatment for Muscular Dystrophy in Sight: Scientists Harness Exon-Skipping in Large Animal to Successfully Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Skipping toward Personalized Molecular Medicine
Dr. Eric Hoffman Op-Ed in the New England Journal of Medicine
Congress Appropriates Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Translational Research Funding Through the Department of Defense.
Promising Dystrophy Drug Clears Early Test
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/health/27drug.html?_r=1&fta=y&oref=slogin
FED announces financial support for the first international workshop on pre-clinical methods in mouse drug screening trials in the muscular dystrophies.
Senate proposes Duchenne muscular dystrophy translational research earmarks within the Department of Defense.
Department of Defense approves $1.7 million of support for clinical trial infrastructure to the Cooperative International Neuromuscular Research Group (CINRG).
The Program Project for Translational Research in Muscular Dystrophy receives a $1.6 million boost from FY07 Department of Defense funding.
FED helps form the IDEW Group (International Duchenne Exon-skipping Working Group) to push forward clinical trials in exon-skipping methods.
FED sponsors an international workshop on exon skipping approaches in Duchenne dystrophy.
FED funds large-scale production of multiple morpholinos for systemic delivery trials.
