XII International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases In Memory of Professor Lucia Ines Comi Under the auspices of World Federation of Neurology Under the auspices of the President and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy President of the Congress - Nigro, Giovanni Di Mauro, Salvatore - Honorary President Engel, King W. - Honorary President Calabrò, Raffaele - Honorary Vice-President Cotrufo, Roberto - Honorary Vice-President Organizing Committee Berrino, Liberato - Vice President Nigro, Vincenzo - Vice President Paciello, Orlando - Secretary Limongelli, Francesco Mario ; Nigro, Gerardo; Papparella, Serenella; Perrotta, Luigi; Politano, Luisa; Sampaolo, Simone; Solimene, Cira Scientific Program Committee Askanas, Valerie (USA) - President Serdaroglu, Piraye (TR) - Vice-President Politano, Luisa (IT) – Secretary Andria, Generoso (IT); Angelini, Corrado (IT); Appel, Stanley (USA); Braun, Serge (FR); Bushby, Kate (UK); Dalakas, Marinos (GR); Deymeer, Feza (TR); Di Mauro, Salvatore (USA); Dubowitz, Victor (UK); Engel, W King (USA); Hentati, Fayçal (TN); Laing, Nigel (AU); Mc Howell, John (AU); Melki, Judith (IL); Middleton, Lefkos (UK); Mirabella, Massimiliano (IT); Muntoni, Francesco (UK); Nishino, Ichizo (JP); Nigro, Giovanni (IT); Nigro, Vincenzo (IT); Oldfors, Anders (SE); Papparella, Serenella (IT); Rüdel, Reinhardt (G); Shy, Michael (USA); Tedeschi, Gioacchino (IT); Thornton, Charles (USA); Topaloglu, Haluk (TR); Vincent, Angela (UK); Vita, Giuseppe (IT); Voit, Thomas (FR); Zeviani, Massimo (IT)