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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor David Anderson (Labour), on Tuesday, 14 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 157 members in total.


DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

That this House recognises that on average two young people die every week in the UK from the genetic severe muscle wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); congratulates the Department of Health for its initiative in providing ??1.6 million to establish the MDEX consortium of researchers to start the first phase of a clinical trial in the UK for a gene therapy for DMD; and calls upon the Secretary of State for Health to support the aims of the Race Against Time Campaign organised by Parent Project UK, the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign and the Duchenne Family Support Group to provide ??20 million of further funding to accelerate the MDEX project and other research towards a cure or treatment for this devastating disease.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
327 
Session
2005-06
Other sponsors
John MacDougall
Anne Moffat
Roberta Blackman-Woods
Jim McGovern
Jim Sheridan
Subjects
Medical treatments Research Muscular dystrophy
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk