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World Duchenne Awareness Day 2024 - September 07
September 10 , 2024
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- It aims to continue to increase the awareness of disease that has impacted an estimated 300,000 patients worldwide.
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a rare disorder that causes muscles to become weaker over time until it affects the whole body.
- Approximately one in every 5.000 boys is born with the disease.
- It is caused by a mutation on the X-chromosome, that is why mainly males are affected.
- Theme for 2024 is ‘Raise your voice for Duchenne’.
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