Muscular Dystrophy - From Diagnosis to Hope for a Cure

Season 6, Episode 120,   Sep 11, 07:00 AM

Join us for a fantastic conversation with an expert in the field of neuromuscular disorders, Dr. Kevin Flanigan. Dr. Flanigan is the director of the Center for Gene Therapy at Nationwide Children's Hospitals, which developed the first FDA-approved gene therapy to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. He teaches us when to include muscular dystrophy in the differential, how BiPAP extends the lives of patients with Duchenne, and what the latest gene replacement therapies have to offer.