2023 International LGMD Conference Session #1

Welcome to the 2023 International LGMD Conference. As you watch the conference, we also invite you to follow along with the program. You can download the LGMD News Magazine there which has the conference program located inside! Go to https://nationallimbgirdlemusculardys.... The International LGMD Conference is a program of the Speak Foundation: The Voice for LGMD. Session One Overview of LGMDs and Natural History Studies: LGMDs: Overview and Progress in Developing Treatments • Nicholas E. Johnson, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University How Natural History Studies Enable Clinical Trials • Meredith James, PhD, University of Newcastle, UK Current LGMD Natural History Studies • Linda Lowes, PhD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital