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Senate bill would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to Texas newborn screening, sponsors and families say
2850171 · April 2, 2025
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Sen. Parker and medical witnesses urged adding Duchenne to the Texas newborn screening panel to shorten diagnosis time and speed access to therapies; sponsor said the fiscal estimate is under review and implementation timing could be phased.
Senator Sarah Parker, sponsor of Senate Bill 1044, told the committee the bill would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to Texas’s newborn screening panel to speed diagnosis and earlier access to therapies.
Parker said DMD is a universally progressive genetic disease that commonly is diagnosed at about age 5 —…
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