Written question asked by Paul Marsden (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 25 June 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 8 July 2003. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 July 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Dept of Health
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people suffer from (a) muscular dystrophy and (b) carry the muscular dystrophy gene. - No figures. Information on the incidence of individual diseases and on the number of people carrying a particular gene is not held centrally.
- Answer
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Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people suffer from (a) muscular dystrophy and (b) carry the muscular dystrophy gene. [122452] Dr. Ladyman: Information on the incidence of individual diseases and on the number people carrying a particular gene is not held centrally.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 122452; 408 c779W;408 c777W
- Session
- 2002-03
- Subjects
- Genetics Hereditary diseases Muscular dystrophy
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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