Brad:
> There are 8 presentations and one discussion workshop on dysferlin in
> the program for the upcoming Internatioal Congress on Neuromuscular
> Diseases in July 2002. (one of them is co-authored by group member
> Daniel MacArthur).

Daniel:
Thanks for the mention, Brad! While I won't be able to attend the
Congress myself, several people from my lab will be paying close
attention to the presentations and posters on dysferlinopathies - in
particular the presenting author of the dysferlin/calpain poster,
Harriet Lo, who started her PhD this year investigating the diagnosis
and pathogenesis of dysferlin- and calpain-related muscular
dystrophies.

While my research has moved away from dysferlin (I'm now working on
another muscle protein, alpha-actinin-3) I'm still paying close
attention to the field of dysferlinopathy - firstly because I think
that understanding dysferlin will greatly illuminate the processes
behind muscular dystrophy in general, and secondly because it's an
extremely interesting and fast-moving field.

Brad:
> I've listed them on the dysferlin website:
>
> http://www.dysferlin.org/research.htm#mws2001

Daniel:
Just a quick question, Brad - I haven't been able to link to your
website for several weeks, and I was wondering if you were having
any problems with your server, or if it was more likely to be a web
problem at my end?

Brad:
> Although this research might not have any immediate implications for
> patients, the number of research groups giving presentations on this
> topic is, in my view, a very positive sign.

Daniel:
I couldn't agree more!


Daniel.

Daniel MacArthur
Institute for Neuromuscular Research
Neurogenetics Unit
Clinical Sciences
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Locked Bag 4001, Westmead
Sydney, NSW 2145
AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61-2-9845-3101
Fax: 61-2-9845-3078
danielm@...


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