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Doug Carpenter

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Kennedy's disease - key biomarker

27 February 2019, 14:21

Not strictly focussed on MND, but perhaps another piece in a closely related jigsaw:

Kennedy’s Disease: focus on muscle damage reveals key biomarker - MND Research Blog

https://mndresearch.blog/2019/02/27/kennedys-disease-focus-on-muscle-damage-reveals-key-biomarker/

Reading Time: 5 minutes Findings from the largest biomarker study of people with Kennedy’s Disease, published in the journal Neurology, found a predictive biomarker to help in differential diagnosis and tracking clinical progression. Led by Dr Pietro Fratta from University College London, the research team highlighted the importance of markers of muscle mass rather than neuronal damage in Kennedy’s…

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Lynne K

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27 February 2019, 15:55

An interesting read. Thanks. Lynne

ALS diagnosed November 2017, limb onset. For the 4 yrs previously I was losing my balance.

I'm staying positive and taking each day as it comes.
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