Congenital Myopathies Study Seeks Participants

MDA grantee Alan Beggs at Children’s Hospital in Boston is conducting an ongoing study of the congenital myopathies (muscle diseases present from birth), including centronuclear/myotubular myopathy, congenital fiber-type disproportion, multiminicore disease, nemaline myopathy, and undefined congenital myopathies.

The primary goal of the research is to better understand the genes and proteins (gene products) involved in these diseases through family history information and lab tests. Travel to Boston isn’t required. For details, see “Congenital Myopathies: Molecular and Genetic Studies.”