About FSHD Canada Foundation

FSHD clinical trials are coming to Canada – get registered here: Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry

Funded Research

Please note that any funds granted from the FSHD Canada Foundation cannot be used to cover more than ten percent (10%) of overhead costs.

Identification of small RNAs generated from the D4Z4 Array

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is caused by incomplete repression of the D4Z4 macrosatellite repeat array on the disease-permissive chromosome 4q that results in aberrant expression of DUX4, the candidate FSHD…

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Derivation of human induced pluripotent stem cells from FSH patient fibroblasts

The genetic and biological events that result in Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) pathogenesis are complex and the link between the genetic aberration and manifestation of symptoms is still elusive. We…

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