Muscle Disease Services
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Manufactured by:Creative Biolabs based inShirley, NEW YORK (USA)
DMD is a progressive muscle wasting disease that affects approximately 1 in 3500 male births. It is caused by mutations in a large 79-exon gene encoding the dystrophin protein. The majority of mutations identified in DMD are frameshift mutations that result in complete loss of dystrophin. Patients typically present at 2-5 years of age with a waddling gait, calf hypertrophy, and difficulties in ...
Manufactured by:nVector based inPhoenix, ARIZONA (USA)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease) is a devastating disease that is nearly always fatal within 5 years of onset. The symptoms are similar to many other neuropathies beginning with weakening of the limbs, leading to partial or total paralysis and an increasing difficulty in breathing. Due to similarities in their symptomatic progression can be difficult to ...