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Our neuromuscular research databases offer patients the chance to securely share their data and stories to support and access research. linktr.ee/jwmdrcregistries #UK #NMD #DM1 #DM2 #FSHD #SMA #Col6 #FKRP #MTM #CNM #Myotonic #MuscularDystrophy

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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Sign up to attend the @mdukcharity.bsky.social info day in Birmingham below, and learn about how our #patient #registries can support patients, families, clinicians and researchers to advance research and care for rare #neuromuscular conditions in the UK and beyond! 🧬🌐🔬🤝🧡
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Our #MTM&CNM Patient Registry team used #registry data to publish a paper on liver health in #myotubular and #centronuclear myopathies 👀 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960896626000568 Visit jwmdrc.org/networking/registries to enquire about using valuable registry data in your research! 🧬
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Liver health in myotubular and centronuclear myopathies: a patient-driven data collection study to better understand liver health and improve standards of care
Liver health issues in X-linked myotubular myopathy and centronuclear myopathies have historically been under-recognized, with liver monitoring not a …
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Our national and international #neuromuscular patient registries are proud to support #RareDiseaseDay! Learn more about our work at jwmdrc.org/networking/registries #LightUpForRare #ShareYourColours
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Rare Disease Day Official @rarediseaseday.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
🌍 It’s #RareDiseaseDay 2026! 💜 Today we stand with the 300 million people living with a rare disease. Together, we’re showing our colours, raising awareness, and inspiring change by talking about what equity means to us. 👉 Read more: go.rarediseaseday.org/NEWS
“It’s Rare Disease Day!” with the Rare Disease Day hand logo and the website” The background is a blue and purple gradient.
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Rare Disease Day Official @rarediseaseday.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
It’s not easy to describe our first ever in-person event in ONE word, but we can try! 🎬 The #RaisingYouthVoices2026 short film drops this #RareDiseaseDay. 👉 Subscribe to our YouTube to be the first to watch: go.rarediseaseday.org/YouTube 28|02|2026
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Rare Disease Day Official @rarediseaseday.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
What happens when young rare disease advocates from across the world are given the space to speak, connect and lead? 👉 Read the #RaisingYouthVoices2026 article here: go.rarediseaseday.org/article #RareDiseaseDay #PatientAdvocacy
Raising Youth Voices 2026, Shaping the future of the rare disease community. Read the full article, www.rarediseaseday.org.“There’s a stigma around sharing your rare disease, and people are scared to be judged — the internet can be a cruel place.” Liam“Youth is the hope. If young people learn about rare diseases early, they can change how society treats people like us.” Su
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Rare Disease Day Official @rarediseaseday.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
🎙️The final countdown to #RareDiseaseDay is on and we’re back with our 8th episode of Rare on Air Stories! 💜 Meet Ren who lives with #CongenitalPanhypopituitarism, a story of resilience and hope in the face of lifelong hormone challenges. 🎧 Listen now: www.eurordis.org/rare-on-air
“Rare on Air Stories” in white text over blue, purple, and green painted streaks, Ren smiles at the camera from a pier in Australia, “Ren, Episode 8.”
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Rare Disease Day Official @rarediseaseday.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
⏰ Only 10 days to go until #RareDiseaseDay! Get ready to light up, share your colours, and make the rare visible. Discover events, toolkits & ways to get involved: go.rarediseaseday.org/RDD Let’s make this year more than you can imagine. 💪 #LightUpForRare #RareDiseaseCommunity
 “Days until Rare Disease Day: 10.” The number “10” is large and white with yellow spark lines around it. The background is a blue and purple gradient, with the Rare Disease Day logo at the bottom and the hashtag “#RareDiseaseDay.”
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Sign up to our second local FSHD awareness day using the link below. This event was a smash hit last year and we can't wait to run it again! #WorldFSHDday #RareDisease
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Now for our big news... I'm delighted to announce that the UK FSHD Patient Registry has now 🌟 RELAUNCHED 🌟 onto our new bespoke registry platform, with improved questionnaires and features! Visit our website to learn more and sign up today! 👀 www.fshd-registry.org.uk 👀 #FSHD #WorldFSHDday
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
We were fortunate to attend the @fshdsociety.bsky.social International Research Congress and FSHD Europe Patient Connect meetings last week. These fantastic events brought together the FSHD community across Europe to make new connections and share research advancements #WorldFSHDday
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🍊 Today is World FSHD Day! 📅 Held on June 20th to raise public awareness of #FSHD 🧬 Our Patient Registry helps advance research and development of treatments, therapies, and care for all those diagnosed with FSHD in the UK. 💻 Visit our newly revamped website to learn more: fshd-registry.org.uk
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Living with, or interested in #Neuromuscular conditions in #NorthernIreland? Visit qrco.de/bfrgRQ to register for free @mdukcharity.bsky.social Information Day on 4th June. Our registries team will be there to present our work, answer your questions and support new patient registrations. 🧡👋🧬💻🤝
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Helen Walker @helenwalkerncl.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Fantastic turnout for today's #MyotonicDystrophy awareness day, and lots of interest in signing up to the registry! Learn more about how our team support #NMD patient and research communities by visiting our website JWMDRC.org/networking/registries 💚💬🧬🤝👀
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Registry Managers Helen and SAM (and team mascot Reggie 🦁) are on their way to Glasgow to attend the #MyotonicDystrophy Patient Information Day tomorrow. We'll be presenting the UK DM Patient Registry and supporting new registrations, come and say hello if you're coming along! 💚🖐️🧬 #DM1 #DM2 #NMD
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Robert Muní Lofra @rmunil.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Very proud to share our last publication to help improving understanding of the assessment of disease progression in SMA @jwmdrc.bsky.social @mdukcharity.bsky.social @curesma.bsky.social www.nmd-journal.com/action/showP...
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John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre @jwmdrc.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Sam McDonald, a member of the JWMDRC Patient Registries team, recently supported a paper in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases! 👏 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Mental health conditions, physical functioning, and health-related quality of life in adults with a skeletal dysplasia: a cross-sectional multinational study - Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background This cross-sectional study investigated mental health conditions, physical functioning, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adults with short-statured skeletal dysplasia condition...
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JAMA @jama.com · 21/03/2025
📽️ Watch this video to learn about what genome sequencing is, its potential benefits and limitations, how often it leads to diagnosis, and what patient groups are more likely to benefit. #MedSky
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How Can Genome Sequencing Be Used for Patient Diagnosis?
Genome sequencing can help diagnose patients with rare diseases and unexplained diseases, but many patients can’t access this genetic test. Lack of knowledge and awareness among both clinicians and patients is one of the barriers to access. Watch this video to learn about what genome sequencing is, its potential benefits and limitations, how often it leads to diagnosis, and what patient groups...
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John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre @jwmdrc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
DMD Care UK are running online, live care workshops for health care professionals on 28th March! 👀 Find out more & register here: jwmdrc.org/about-us/lat... #DMD
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Our #SMA Data Coordinator Aleks (and our mascot Reggie 🦁) are promoting our #NMD #Patient #Registries at the @mdukcharity.bsky.social Awareness Day in Birmingham today. Come for a chat, or learn more about how we support #MuscularDystrophy communities online: linktr.ee/jwmdrcregistries
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Congratulations on another engaging d thought-provoking #GeneticsMatters event @kasiapirog.bsky.social 👏 Lots of interest in demo's of our new #PatientRegistry platform collaboration with @newcastleuni.bsky.social Research Software Engineering! Our team mascot Reggie even came along to join in... 🦁
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Helen Walker @helenwalkerncl.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
I'm proud to represent the UK #DM #PatientRegistry on the #MyotonicDystrophy Global Alliance 💚🎗️ This expert group demonstrates the power and importance of international collaboration in the fight against rare conditions, read more below... 🇬🇧🤝🌍 #RareDiseaseDay #NMD #DM1 #DM2 #neuromuscular
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Helen Walker @helenwalkerncl.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The UK #MyotonicDystrophy Patient Registry contributed anonymous data from our verified #DM2 patients for this impressive research paper. See more projects and publications we've supported on our website - www.dm-registry.org.uk #RareDiseaseDay
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Home - UK Patient Registry for Myotonic Dystrophy
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Helen Walker @helenwalkerncl.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We couldn't run the #UK #MyotonicDystrophy #Patient #Registry without the generous contributions of our charity supporters. This #RareDiseaseDay, please consider donating to help them continue their fantastic work! 🧡 musculardystrophyuk.org 💚 myotonicdystrophysupportgroup.org 💛 curedm.co.uk
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Together we are stronger - Muscular Dystrophy UK
We connect a community of more than 110,000 people living with one of over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions, and all the people around them. So everyone can get the healthcare, support and t...
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Helen Walker @helenwalkerncl.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The @jwmdrc.bsky.social national patient registries for #FSHD and #MyotonicDystrophy are proud to support #RareDiseaseDay! Our work to help advance #neuromuscular research is not possible without pioneering patients, parents & families sharing their health data - a huge ⭐️THANK YOU⭐️ to you all! 👏🏅📝
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ISDI - International Special Dietary Foods Industries @isdiorg.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
#Nutrition matters for people with rare diseases because of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, difficulty swallowing or the need for specialised diets. ➡️ #MedicalNutrition can be an essential treatment and is often the only viable treatment for certain metabolic disorders. #RareDiseaseDay
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UHD Therapies @uhdtherapies.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
A disease is rare when it affects fewer than 1 in 2,000 people. Rare diseases – by the numbers: 🦓300M people with rare diseases 🦓3.5 – 5.9% of the population 🦓72% are genetic diseases rarediseaseday.org/heroes/ #RareDiseaseDay
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ERDERA @erdera.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
#RareDiseaseDay | How can we make rare disease research more effective and impactful? 🔍 Anabela Isidro, co-leader of (Inter)national Capacity Alignment at ERDERA (AICIB), explains how collaboration is key to driving progress in rare disease research. 🌍🤝 Learn more! 👇
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Looking forward to our first Rare Disease Day on #Bluesky tomorrow! 🦋📅 The registries team are preparing our online content today using free resources provided by www.rarediseaseday.org 🖐️🧬 Please help to share information and raise awareness by reading & sharing #RareDiseaseDay posts on #28Feb 👀💻
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Rare Disease Day 2025 – Raising awareness for people living with rare diseases and their families worldwide.
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The curators' meeting was also a fantastic opportunity for our newest team members, Data Coordinators Lucy and Aleks, to learn more about the network and meet the rest of the TGDOC family. They presented registry posters, made lots of valuable connections and represented our team brilliantly! 👏🧬
Data Coordinator Lucy with registry posters Data Coordinator Aleks with registry posters
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Great to see so many of our global registry network colleagues at the TREAT-NMD Annual curators meeting in Milan this week! 🌍🤝 Our registries team were involved throughout, leading disease subgroup discussions, presenting our registries and making new connections with registries around the world...
The JWMDRC Registries Team Registry manager Helen co-leading the FSHD registries subgroup Registry manager Sam presenting updates on the global FKRP registry Registry manager Julie networking
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Helen Walker @helenwalkerncl.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
👀 💰 Are you searching for #funding for your #FSHD #research? 🧬🌐 This FSHD Society webpage has information on funding opportunities and grant calls currently available from funders all over the globe... www.fshdsociety.org/grants/
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Grants | FSHD Society
The FSHD Society offers investigator-initiated research grants to support basic, translational and clinical-based research in FSHD.
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
#MuscularDystrophy #UK (@mdukcharity.bsky.social 👋) have launched a patient survey to help develop their new strategy. 🗣️ Ensure your #PatientVoice is heard! Complete the survey here before it closes on 17 Feb: loom.ly/F45mAwg 📝 #Neuromuscular #NMD #MyotonicDystrophy #DM1 #FSHD #SMA
Image with the words 'What do YOU want the world to look like for people with a muscle wasting and weakening condition in 10 years?'
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Home to our patient registries team, and a world-leading centre of #MuscularDystrophy research, The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre (JWMDRC) is now on Bluesky here @jwmdrc.bsky.social Please follow JWMDRC for news, events and information on #translational #neuromuscular #research
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Our #UK #FSHD registry fully supports the launch of FSHD Connect Europe! Funding support is available to support patient and families to attend this event - see their website for registration and more information...
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
The UK #MyotonicDystrophy Registry will participate in the #MDUK Adult Myotonic Dystrophy Virtual Information Seminar on 14th Jan. This is for anyone living with #DM, their friends, family and carers, and includes a live Q&A session with healthcare, data and support experts! Info: bit.ly/MDUKDMJAN25
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Myotonic Dystrophy Virtual Information Seminar - Muscular Dystrophy UK
This free, informative, and supportive session will cover topics relevant to adult care. It is open to people living with myotonic dystrophy and their friends, family and carers.
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
New treatment announced for muscular dystrophy as research centre celebrates a decade www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/news/new-tre... #NMD #MuscularDystrophy #JWMDRC #NewcastleUni #NuTH
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New treatment announced for muscular dystrophy as research centre celebrates a decade - Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
A pioneering drug for patients with muscular dystrophy has been approved for use in the NHS, as the centre which helped develop it celebrates 10 years of research and improving patient care. The John ...
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Joe - Dystrophy Dad @dystrophydad.com · 02/12/2024
I've updated my website to include links to all 115 disabled access reviews I've written for Euan's Guide. It covers Aberdeen, Dunfermline, Dundee, Glasgow, Manchester and Paisley so far. dystrophydad.com/4457-2/ Have a read and consider adding your own at www.EuansGuide.com
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Disabled Access Reviews
As the Community Manager at Euan’s Guide, my day job gives me the opportunity to open the world for other disabled people. A key part of my job is to travel up and down the UK and write disab…
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Helen Walker @helenwalkerncl.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Neuromuscular diseases can cause disabilities and affect patients in may different ways. Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities, learn more about the campaign here: www.un.org/en/observanc... 🧬♿🌐 #IDPD #DisabilityHistoryMonth #NMD #Disability #Awareness
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities | United Nations
The International Day of Disabled Persons aims to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development.
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Tom Kindlon @tomkindlon.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
On International Day of #People with #Disabilities, please note some disabilities are #invisible #invisibleillness #disabled #disabledpeople #DisabilityRights #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights #IDPD #IDPD2024 #IDPD24 #IDPWD #IDPWD24 #IDPWD2024 #Disability
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Helen Walker @helenwalkerncl.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Some really interesting and informative presentations today from Prof Giorgio Tasca, Emma Robinson, Raj Badiani and Jose Verdu Diaz (pictured below) among many others! #FSHDEngagementDayNcl
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Helen Walker @helenwalkerncl.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
We are supporting the #FSHD Awareness Day in Newcastle today, learn more about the national registry for patients here: bit.ly/ukfshdreg
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JWMDRC Patient Registries @jwmdrc-registries.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
The UK #FSHD Registry Team are attending the Northeast and Cumbria FSHD Engagement Day today, sharing about the latest clinical and research initiatives from JWMDRC. Come and have a chat with us during the breaks about how the registry can support the FSHD patient and research communities! 🧬🔬🍊
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