For Professionals Seeking Community, Care, and a Cure
The Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (MDF) is committed to helping advance research and therapies. We do this by:
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Supporting up-and-coming postdoctoral fellowships to expand the research base
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Launching and managing the Myotonic Dystrophy Family Registry
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Investing in target identification and drug screening
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Supporting a robust clinical research network to increase the efficiency of testing new drug candidates
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Determining the true prevalence of the DM mutation in the population and documenting the socio-economic burden of the disease
MDF offers the following resources for myotonic dystrophy professionals: