More adults seeking help for rare muscular disorder

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Mr Alvin Seah, 39, was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy when he was 31. ST PHOTO: MARCELLIN LOPEZ
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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.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 17, 2019, with the headline More adults seeking help for rare muscular disorder. Subscribe