Research Radboud biobank News Biobank Myotonic Dystrophy sub-biobank

21 September 2021

Myotonic Dystrophy is an autosomal dominantly inherited multisystem disorder (MD type 1 and MD type 2). The main objective of forming a disease-oriented biobank is the structured storage of biomaterial and clinical data, both for research purposes within the Radboudumc and for (inter)national collaborations in the future. For both MD1 and MD2, investigation of DNA and pathophysiological mechanisms will be an important objective, with identification of targets for therapy.

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