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Mr Alvin Seah, 39, was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy when he was 31.
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More people with adult onset and diagnoses of muscular dystrophy (MD), a rare disease, have been reaching out for help and support in recent years.
MD is an umbrella term for a group of rare genetic muscular disorders. The muscles of those with the disorder weaken, waste away or contract.


