• 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.  

71 children from around the world receive life-changing gene therapy

for rare spinal muscle disorders at Medcare Women & Children Hospital

The hospital in Dubai becomes the first private health facility in the GCC offering gene therapy for Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder significantly diminishing the patient’s quality of life.

Dubai – October 04, 2023: Medcare Women & Children Hospital (MWCH) in Dubai has successfully treated 71 children suffering from life-threatening Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a disorder affecting the motor neurons, the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, located in the spinal cord. MWCH has emerged as the private health facility in the GCC to offer this life-saving gene treatment through a globally managed access programme for gene therapies.