2011 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2011. The NHGRI Director and many genomics experts from across NHGRI took questions from students, teachers and the general public on topics ranging from basic genomic research, to the genetic basis of disease, to ethical questions about genetic privacy.

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Is there a cure for Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy?      Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.: I am very knowledgeable about diseases resulting from inborn errors of metabolism. Right now there is not a cure for Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy. There are, however, many, many groups working on different strategies. For a nice review of this check out GeneReviews on Duchenne's at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1119/. THis is a review written by an expert in this disorder and if you scroll to the bottom you will see therapies under investigation. Mandarin High School in FL (9th grade student)

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