ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Health has premiered a new documentary on a family’s urgent journey across the globe to get their toddler in a clinical trial for patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, or DMD.
follows Dino Kong, Emily Kuo and their toddler son John. The family moves from Hsinchu, Taiwan, to Northern California, to enroll John in a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ clinical trial for a promising therapy for DMD.
DMD is one of the most severe types of muscular dystrophy. The genetic disorder weakens all muscles in the body, including the heart and lungs. This can lead to heart and breathing problems, as well as early death. It affects mostly boys, who often show symptoms as early as age 2.
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