Research is underway on the other forms of MTM, as well. The X-linked gene has recently been identified. Much of the current research in the USA is funded through the good folks at the Muscular Dystrophy Association . Myotubular Myopathy research in France is supported in part through the Association Francaise Contre les Myopathies. To them and especially to those of you who make this research possible through your generous contributions of time and money to MDA and other organizations we offer our heartfelt thanks.
Research continues on other fronts in addition to locating the X-linked gene.
Better characterization of the seemingly unrelated medical problems which seem to accompany this disease. These include blood disorders, gall stones, liver disorders and others. The article mentioned below describes the results of some of this research. Another avenue of research into Myotubular Myopathy is sponsored by the Joshua Frase Foundation . Among the findings from studying 55 males from 49 different families is that Seventy-four percent of the affected patients over one year of age are still living.