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startitrightnow82 karma

Why do elections always get hung up in Broward County?

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If you had the power to change one thing in this world, what would you change and why?

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Have you had genetic testing to determine if you are eligible for the new therapies that use exon skipping to make some DMD mutations act like the less severe Becker muscular dystrophy mutations? (Google exon skipping DMD for info)

link to one therapy

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I hope your mutation is one of the ones treatable by the therapy. Genomic medicine is progressing rapidly now, so even if you can’t use this version it would be good to stay in touch with research groups or geneticists specializing in DMD so you will know if something becomes available for you.

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No it’s a structural component of muscle. You can’t inject it like insulin. Insulin is a hormone, which normally circulates in blood and a small amount has a big effect.