The U4 OSMYO network is dedicated to studies of the involvement of Osmoprotective Mechanisms in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and their link to autoimmunity. Many pathological mechanisms underlying this heterogeneous group of muscle diseases remain poorly understood, impairing the development of therapeutic strategies suitable to patients from the different subgroups.
By bundling and exchanging knowhow of these relatively rare disorders, network members aim to consolidate existing scientific and clinical insight and build future international research initiatives. The network consists of representatives from the Universities of Ghent (Prof. Jan De Bleecker), Göttingen (Prof. Jens Schmidt) and Uppsala (Prof. Johan Rönnelid), and is coordinated by the University of Ghent (Dr. Boel De Paepe).
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