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Chats and Forums :: Conditions and Diseases
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forexgo (Karl-Heinz Landwehr) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:40:41 -0000
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MD-List - Mailing list to provide support for people affected by all different forms of Muscular Dystrophy.
Meta Description: [ MD-List: Support and discussion of Muscular Dystrophy ]
Christians With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - Mailing list for Christians who have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Meta Description: [ ChristiansWithDuchenneMuscularDystrophy: Christians with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ]
DMD Pioneers Mailing List - A mailing list/support group for people living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Family, caregivers and friends of those affected by DMD may also participate.
DMD Support List - Mailing list to provide support for people affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Meta Description: [ dmdsupport: DMD Support List ]
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Support eGroup - International Rare Disease Support Network (IRDSN) eGroup for making friends, sharing information and providing support for persons affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Meta Description: [ Duchenne_Muscular_Dystrophy: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy ]
Dysferlin - Discussion group intended to give patients, families, researchers, and others the opportunity to share information, experiences, and advice about Dysferlin deficiency, which causes Miyoshi Distal Myopathy and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy type 2B.
Meta Description: [ dysferlin: Dysferlin Deficiency ]
FSH Friends Forum - Mailing list for people affected by and having an interest in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy as well as other types of Muscular Dystrophy.
Meta Description: [ FSH_Friends: FSH Friends FORUM ]
FSH Muscular Dystrophy - Discussion group for people who have Facioscapulohumeral (FSH) Muscular Dystrophy, as well as family and friends.
Meta Description: [ FSHmusculardystrophy: This is a place for people who have FSH Muscular Dystrophy. Family and friends welcome! ]
Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy - Discussion group open to anyone interested in making friends, sharing information and providing support for persons affected by Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.
Meta Description: [ Limb_Girdle_Muscular_Dystrophy: Limb_Girdle_Muscular_Dystrophy ]
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MDA All the Way - Discussion group where anyone affected by a neuromuscular disease can meet old friends and make new friends.
Meta Description: [ mdaalltheway: MDA All The Way! ]
Muscle Disease - Discussion group for parents with children that have a Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, whose child was born with a muscle disease that does not fit any of the other Muscular Dystrophy Association's 40 identifed neuromuscular diseases.
Meta Description: [ muscledisease: Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (not Myotonic) ]
Myotonic Dystrophy 2 - Discussion group for those who have genetically confirmed cases of Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy type 2 or who have received a preliminary diagnosis for it.
Meta Description: [ MyotonicDystrophy2: Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy 2 - PROMM ]
PROMM (Proximal Myotonic Myopathy) - Discussion group for people with proximal myotonic myopathy (myotonic dystrophy type 2) or people associated with them. Discussions center around symptomology, adaptation and variant manifestation.
Meta Description: [ PROMM: PROMM_proximalmyotonicmyopathy ]
The Muscular Dystrophy Forum - An online support group for people affected by any neuromuscular condition.
Meta Description: [ The_Muscular_Dystrophy_Forum: A Non Profit Organization ]
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