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All 50 States and DC Implement Spinal Muscular Atrophy Newborn Screening

By Jori Houck | February 23, 2024
Juliette (left), Counselor Rachel (middle), and Izzie (right)
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MDA Guest Ambassador Blog: How MDA Summer Camp Shaped Me

By Juliette B. | February 21, 2024
The key pathologic change of the muscular dystrophy is the myonecrosis. At an early phase, necrotic fibers appear swollen, homogeneous and deeply eosinophilic. This disease is caused by mutations of dystrophin, the largest known human gene, located on chromosome Xq21.
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Simply Stated: Updates in LAMA2 Muscular Dystrophy

By Sujatha Gurunathan | February 20, 2024
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Episode 38: Love Made Simple with Alexa and Jacqueline Child of DateAbility

By MDA Staff | February 12, 2024
A mound of cash is topped by a bride and groom wedding cake topper with the bride sitting in a wheelchair.
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Disability Benefits and the Marriage Penalty

By Barbara and Jim Twardowski, RN | February 12, 2024
A girl stands in front of a chalk drawing of a barbell with her arms raised above her head, as if she is holding the heavy weight.
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Raising Resilient Kids with Neuromuscular Diseases

By Karen Doss Bowman | February 12, 2024
Twenty former MDA Summer Campers and counselors gather on a patio with a backdrop of green forested hills.
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Former MDA Summer Campers Reunite After 14 Years

By Maggie Callahan | February 12, 2024
An audience in a movie theater includes accessible seating in the front row.
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ReelAbilities Co-Founder Talks Representation on the Big Screen

By Maggie Callahan | February 12, 2024
Screenshot of two children in black clothes having a lightsaber fight during the MDA Let’s Play Talent Show.
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How MDA Can Support You

By Jason Henninger | February 12, 2024
Illustration of a black metal pipeline on a yellow background
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What Is the Drug Development Pipeline?

By Amy Bernstein | February 12, 2024