Better quality of life for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases EUROPEAN LEAGUE AGAINST RHEUMATISM Kilchberg/Switzerland: Disease-related, profound fatigue impairs the quality of life of many people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. A Belgian study (1) has now concluded that early intensive treatment combining methotrexate with a bridging scheme of prednisone can reduce the onerous...
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Belgian scientists identify ATP10B as novel risk gene for Parkinson’s disease
VIB (THE FLANDERS INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY) Screening DNA of Parkinson’s patients in the Christine Van Broeckhoven laboratory (VIB-UAntwerpen Center for Molecular Neurology) identified a new risk gene for Parkinson’s disease. Mutations in ATP10B resulted in loss of ATP10B protein. The function of the ATP10B gene was revealed by the Peter Vangheluwe lab (KU Leuven, Laboratory...