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Amanda Rupp | Oct 30, 2016

UCLA muscular dystrophy center certified by independent nonprofit

The University of California at Los Angeles’ (UCLA) Center for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (CDMD) was recently selected as the 12th clinic to become a Certified Duchenne Care Center by Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD).

PPMD is a nonprofit organization that seeks to end Duchenne. Its Certified Duchenne Care Center Program provides standardized, comprehensive care as well as services to patients who have Duchenne. The program first started to certify centers in 2014.

Now, PPMD has formally recognized CDMD as well as the UCLA team for their innovative work to help people with Duchenne, one of the most common deadly genetic childhood disorders.

"We are thrilled to join with other centers to partner as a Certified Duchenne Care Center and further improve care for patients with Duchenne," Dr. Nancy Halnon, CDMD clinical liaison and professor of pediatric cardiology at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine, said.

The UCLA team seeks to help all of Duchenne symptoms, including pulmonology, cardiology, neurology and genetics.

"UCLA's multidisciplinary clinic is uniquely equipped to provide lifelong care for boys and young men affected by muscular dystrophy," Perry Shieh, director of the neuromuscular program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, said. "We are pleased that people come from all over the world to receive clinical care and participate in our research trials. This is a great honor to be recognized by PPMD."

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