It started long before I had the words to explain it. At 9 years old, I noticed small things: I struggled to lift my arms the same way as my friends, I grew tired more quickly, and others were much faster than me. But at that age, it was easy…
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My dear friend Colin Rensch had a saying: “If you think you can, then of course you can.” I met Colin because I live with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, and he lived with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Colin, who defined passion, purpose, and positivity, passed away last month at the…
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I have been writing here about my family since August 2021. My husband, Jason, and I share seven children: Lexi, 25; Max, 20; Chance, 19; Rowen, 17; Charlie, 15; Mary, 11; and Callie, 4. Max, Rowen, and Charlie have Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In my first column,…
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Epicrispr Biotechnologies is partnering with Forge Biologics to support the development of EPI-321, Epicrispr’s one-time epigenetic treatment candidate for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The treatment uses epigenetics — chemical modifications that can alter gene activity without changing a gene’s DNA sequence — to turn off the abnormally-activated…
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The death of my dear friend Timothy Chan last month still affects me deeply. A couple weeks ago, I stood at his memorial, speaking about a friend who had lived fully despite the barriers associated with a lack of awareness about Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) here in Singapore.
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Regulators in the European Union have granted orphan drug designation to SGT-003, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) that’s being developed by Solid Biosciences. The treatment candidate, already awarded orphan drug status in the U.S., aims to preserve muscle health in boys with DMD. This…
Becoming educated and informed about muscular dystrophy is a good first step. Here you’ll find general information about the disease, including diagnosis, symptoms, and causes.
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There is no cure for muscular dystrophy yet, but here you can find more information about current therapeutic approaches, as well as experimental treatments that are in the pipeline.
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