The façade of the Town Hall will be dyed red this Monday to raise awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a degenerative disease that affects 1 in 5,000 children worldwide.
The façade of Móstoles Town Hall will be illuminated in red this Monday, September 7, in honour of World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Day, an initiative to raise awareness about this degenerative disease and show support for patients and their families.
The Town Hall thus joins the Duchenne Parent Project Association, a non-profit organisation dedicated to research on Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy and to supporting affected families.
Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD and B) causes rapid muscle weakness primarily affecting boys. It is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes dystrophin, which damages muscle cells and leads to muscle degeneration, loss of walking in adolescence, and cardiac and respiratory problems. Although there is no cure, multidisciplinary treatment with corticosteroids improves the quality of life for patients.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects 1 in 5,000 children worldwide, with about 20,000 new cases detected each year. Becker muscular dystrophy is less severe and less common, occurring in approximately 3 to 6 out of every 100,000 births.
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