Scientists search for inflammation clues in rare muscle disease

NCT ID NCT04694456

Summary

This completed pilot study aimed to understand how the immune system might contribute to facioscapulumeral muscular dystrophy type 1 (FSHD1), a genetic muscle-wasting disease. Researchers compared blood inflammation markers in 20 adults with FSHD1 to healthy people to see if specific immune signals were different. The goal was to gather basic knowledge about the disease process, not to test a treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU de NICE

    Nice, France

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