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Muscular Dystrophy

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Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Centers (MDSRCs)

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The Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments (MD-CARE Act) of 2001 (Public Law 107-84) aimed to expand and intensify research on muscular dystrophies (MDs). The Act included language directing NIH to establish centers of excellence for research on these diseases. The MDSRC program (formerly the Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers program) was later named in honor of Senator Paul D.

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Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Centers (MDSRCs)

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