U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Action Plan

U.S. Action Plan for the Muscular Dystrophies

“The Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee Scientific Working Group was formed in the spring of 2005 and charged with developing recommendations for specific Research Objectives for the muscular dystrophies. The focus of the Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee Scientific Working Group was to identify scientific opportunities in the areas of disease mechanisms, diagnosis and screening, therapy, living with muscular dystrophy, and research infrastructure. This “Action Plan for the Muscular Dystrophies” was designed to specifically identify currently feasible, high-priority Research Objectives that could be used by the Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee and the muscular dystrophy scientific community to coordinate research activities in order to achieve the goal of timely detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of all of the muscular dystrophies.” [Source:  Action Plan for the Muscular Dystrophies MDCC home page.]

For more information on the MDCC Action Plan for the Muscular Dystrophies, please click here PDF or MS-Word.