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with this disease earlier. So we can address their problems
earlier, such as treating children before they have breaks in
their backbones. We can also better manage the tooth problem
and hopefully prevent the crumbling. Currently, many
people with this disease simply have all their teeth
extracted, but by doing so, the jaw bones become thinner
and thinner with time. Finding a mechanism to preserve the
teeth while minimizing pain would be a better alternative.”
concluded Dr. Rauch.
Helping Affected Children
According to Dr. Moffatt, this type of research is like
being a detective. “You begin to piece together the different
clues. We have found the culprit, the duplication in the
RUNX2 gene, but we don’t have all the details, the how and
the why, we don’t have the whole story — this is only the
beginning.” When asked what the next steps are, he further
explained that “In order to push our research further and to
fully understand the mechanisms underlying the disease,
we need to identify and see more patients. In other words,
with more information, we will be able to further
validate our results and develop more targeted
treatments.”
Testing is available right now. If you are a
doctor and have patients presenting with these
symptoms or your child has these symptoms
and would like to get tested and treated,
Shriners Hospital for Children Canada asks
that you refer to the hospital’s Metabolic Bone
Clinic by either calling 514-282-6971 locally; the
toll free number 1-800-361-7256, extension
6971; or faxing the referral to 514-282-7221.
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Oriental Band
reetings from the nobles of the
Oriental Band. We trust things
Gare going well with you and
your unit or club. Our new administrations
are in place and we now hope we
all have a good year. Here’s hoping.
The Oriental Band welcomes our
latest addition, Noble Howie Morrow.
We hope he is going to enjoy his time
with us as much as we enjoy having
By Noble Bernie Gross
him as one of our members. Howie is at
present learning to play the musette
which requires much practice to play
properly so we wish him good fortune
and happy times.
There is not much else is going on
with the Band right now, although we
have been asked to play for some students
at the University of Manitoba and
at the Mennonite University. We still
have to finalize both these events but
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we are hoping to display our talents to
these students.
We also received a request from the
Potentate, Illustrious Sir Andrew
Skene, to put on the Tong degree at the
end of the year which the Band agreed
to do. Further information will be made
available to all units sometime in the
future.
We continue to practice almost
every Wednesday evening, so if you
have nothing to do and would like to
learn more about the Band, please join
us and find out how much fun we really
have when we get together.
Finally, we wish good health and
good fortune for all.