Limb Girdle Dystrophy, MDC1A and Lama2 CMD. What is the difference between the names for the same muscle disease? In the past there was no DNA research and the features that could be seen under the microscope were only described later. Therefore, in the past, MDC1A was often referred to on the basis of the…
In the weekend from Friday the 15th to Sunday the 17th of November in 2019, we held the first international conference on the rare, inheritable muscular dystrophy MDC1A (Merosin Deficient Congenital muscular dystrophy type 1a). The Friday and Sunday of the conference were only accessible to experts. On Saturday the 16th patients, their parents and…
Under supervision of prof. dr. Bert Smeets, the Generate your Muscle (GYM) group was formed and is in cooperation with Stichting Voor Sara organizing the conference in November. GYM is a group of ambitious students from Maastricht University participating in the FHML Honours Programme. This is an interdisciplinary programme at the University of Maastricht providing…
