[…] is Sam Ray. I am 13 years old, and I have facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy ( FSHD). It is a genetic disease that affects 870,000 people worldwide or about 1 in […]
Strength in Determination
The journey of a forensic psychologist
[…] after suffering from confusing symptoms and seeing literally dozens doctors, I had been diagnosed with FSHD. While I hadn’t been completely disabled yet, I had begun to be really annoyed […]
HAT Trick to Block the DUX4 Gene
[…] inhibits the activity of DUX4, implicated as the root cause of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy ( FSHD). The compound provides resistance to DUX4’s pathogenic effects. It does not affect DUX4 itself, […]
It’s Time To Act: Take our Genetic Test Survey
[…] cause of the disease. But this means that people will need a genetic test for FSHD in order to participate in clinical trials and to be prescribed these treatments (once […]
A Monument of Pearls
[…] leaders. A lesser-known South Dakotan, but equally impressive, is Tana Zwart, a member of the FSHD Society and the second adult to serve as a Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) national […]