Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research
We need £20,000 for a project at Oxford University that will research potential new drugs that could treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
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Charity information: The Duchenne Children's Trust
This is an exciting project to look for drugs that will increase utrophin in the body.
Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy are missing a protein called dystrophin, which is crucial for muscle survival. Utrophin is a protein that acts in the same way as dystrophin.
This project will help to fund world-class scientific research at Oxford University and will help us to achieve our goal, to End Duchenne in Ten.
Dame Professor Kay Davies has been working on this treatment approach for many years and one of her drugs is about to go into a clinical trial.
This project will look at new models to see if they are more potent and effective.They have already developed an advance screening programme to pick out these compounds.
The project will run 24 months and the £20,000 we raise through the Christmas Challenge will help to fund the research.
We need £20,000 to spend on a project to look for drugs that will increase utrophin in the body
Activities» We will co-fund the new utrophin research project led by Dame Professor Kay Davies at Oxford University
What success will look like
We aim to exceed our fundraising total of £20,000 to help achieve our goals
Utrophin is a protein that acts in the same way as dystrophin, which boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy lack. Without dystrophin, muscles die. Our project will fund research by Dame Professor Kay Davies at Oxford University into drugs that could increase utrophin levels.
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Budget - Project Cost: £20,000Loading graph....
Amount Heading Description £20,000 Funding medical research Funding an Oxford University project that will look for drugs that increase utrophin in the body
Current Funding / Pledges
Source Amount M Crossley £5,000 Guaranteed
The research will take place at Oxford University under the leadership of Professor Dame Kay Davies, an international leader in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research.
Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and their families
We have successfully reached our fundraising target over the last year and hosted consistently successful fundraising events. We have also gained high levels of media coverage, including a recent appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live, raising awareness of the disease.
Read more about the Charity running this project.
Director and co-founder