What is Muscular Dystrophy and how can people with Muscular Dystrophy in Gateshead, Middlesbrough and Redcar benefit from the activity of the TVDNY?
Muscular dystrophies are a group of over twenty different neuromuscular conditions. The conditions are hereditary and they are progressive (that is, the symptoms of the condition become progressively worse over time. The problem is caused by a faulty chromosome that codes the protein Dytrophin – a protein that maintains the integrity of the muscle cell walls. The defect is linked to the X chromosome – so whilst women may be carriers they are only very rarely affected by it. People with Muscular Dystrophy in Gateshead Middlesbrough and Redcar benefit from the activity of the Tees Valley, Durham and North Yorkshire Neurological Alliance (TVDNY) because the offer support and advice for those living with the condition.
