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MDA’s award-winning bimonthly national magazine goes to everyone registered with MDA, as well as to MDA clinics, researchers and subscribers.
Quest publishes articles on all aspects of living with a neuromuscular disease, and updates on research findings. Quest’s circulation is 125,000.
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Check Out the New Digital Version of Quest!
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Photography Bursts Fourth
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This still-life image, "Carmen Red," was created by Pennsylvania photographer Carl Yeager, who has SMA. Along with a portfolio of his work, this feature illustrates how digital technology has made photography much more accessible for people with disabilities.
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Stories by Topic
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Quest
Volume 4, Number 4, 1997
COVER
- Gene Therapy Hovers on the Horizon
A decade after the discovery of the first muscular dystrophy gene, researchers are almost ready to begin human testing of at least the safety aspects of MD gene therapy. A package of stories traces research progress leading to this step and explores remaining questions and challenges.
- History-Making Moments Keep Hope Growing
MDA's director of science technology recalls the exciting breakthroughs in MDA's search for gene therapy.
- MDA Fosters a Career and a World of Knowledge
Kay Davies, a key researcher in the gene therapy effort, receives a prestigious MDA science award.
- The Immune System: The Body at War With a Cure
A major challenge to successful gene therapy is the body's natural inclination to protect itself against invasion of its cells. Can the immune system be persuaded to declare a truce?
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