- Cinar Atar, suffered from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a rare and severe genetic disorder characterised by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness, requiring a specialized treatment that is only offered in USA, the UAE and Qatar.
- Medcare Women & Children Hospital is the only private hospital in UAE to introduce the ground-breaking 10.6Mn gene replacement therapy to treat this rare genetic disease.

Dubai, July 10, 2024: Medcare Women & Children Hospital, which has successfully treated over 120 patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) from across the world, has now introduced a new ground-breaking treatment in the UAE for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Cinar Atar, a six-year-old boy from Turkey, suffering from this genetic condition has been successfully treated with the novel gene therapy.
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