Anthony McCumber, Age 10 Bar Nunn, WY Home and Family Anthony lives with his mom and stepdad, Darshee and Derek Buist, his sister Terra, and stepbrothers Xavier and Zayden. Diagnosis Anthony is diagnosed with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. Limb-Girdle muscular dystrophy isn’t one disease. It’s a group of disorders affecting voluntary muscles, mainly those around the . . .
Terra McCumber, Age 9 Bar Nunn, WY Home and Family Terra lives with her mom and stepdad, Darshee and Derek Buist, her brother Anthony, and stepbrothers Xavier and Zayden. Diagnosis Terra is diagnosed with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. Limb-Girdle muscular dystrophy isn’t one disease. It’s a group of disorders affecting voluntary muscles, mainly those around the . . .
Criss Hartzell, professor of cell biology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Ga., recently was awarded an MDA research grant to study the ANO5 gene. Mutations in the gene have been implicated in both type 2L limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) and a subtype of Miyoshi distal muscular dystrophy (a type of distal muscular dystrophy, . . .
MDA, Genzyme and Emory University team up to expand access to genetic testing for accurate diagnosis of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy CHICAGO, March 26, 2015 — The Muscular Dystrophy Association announced today that thanks to a grant from Genzyme, a Sanofi company, and in collaboration with Emory Genetics Laboratory, MDA clinics are now offering genetic testing . . .
