More than 30 rare muscular dystrophy types cause progressive muscle weakness from inherited gene mutations. Combined, they affect about 1 in 5,000 to 8,000 people. Common subtypes vary by age of onset ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light for the first gene therapy that treats a rare form of muscular dystrophy to be used in most people who have the disease and a certain ...
The Muscular Dystrophy Association trusts the decision of the FDA, which weighs the risks and benefits of the drug The Muscular Dystrophy Association trusts the decision of the FDA, which weighs the ...