Fukuyama Type Muscular Dystrophy Overview
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State University Of Iowa
Katherine Mathews is a Neurologist and a Pediatrics provider in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Mathews and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Fukuyama Type Muscular Dystrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Friedreich Ataxia. Dr. Mathews is currently accepting new patients.
Tatsushi Toda practices in Tokyo, Japan. Toda and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Fukuyama Type Muscular Dystrophy. Their top areas of expertise are Walker-Warburg Syndrome, Fukuyama Type Muscular Dystrophy, Lissencephaly, Gastrostomy, and Thymectomy.
Mariko Ikeda-Taniguchi practices in Toyoake, Japan. Ikeda-Taniguchi and is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Fukuyama Type Muscular Dystrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Walker-Warburg Syndrome, Fukuyama Type Muscular Dystrophy, Lissencephaly, and X-Linked Retinal Dysplasia.
Summary: This is a 24-month, observational study of up to 1000 participants with Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD), Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 (DM2), and late onset Pompe disease (LOPD).
Summary: Mutations in the Fukutin Related Protein (FKRP) gene cause the condition Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy type R9 (LGMDR9) also known as LGMD2I, and the rarer conditions Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (MDC1C), Muscle Eye Brain Disease (MEB) and Walker-Warburg Syndrome (WWS). LGMDR9 is the most common FKRP-related condition, and is especially prevalent in Northern Europe. The aim is to facilitate a qu...