{"id":87,"date":"2019-12-30T21:34:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T21:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:23:23","slug":"myosynd-your-myopathy-syndicate-and-medical-action-committee-autosomal-dominant-and-x-linked-muscle-disorders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/","title":{"rendered":"LGMD1D Foundation and Autosomal Dominant Registry:        A 501 (c)(3) Charity         Fed Tax ID:  82-4380557"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-570 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026.Candid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-510 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home.Page_-300x153.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home.Page_-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home.Page_-1024x521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home.Page_-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Home.Page_.jpg 1093w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Mission Statement:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><span class=\"theme-text-color-4-4\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><span class=\"theme-text-color-4-4\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Autosomal dominant LGMD is a small subset of\u00a0 muscular dystrophies but share a common pathway to a cure through gene therapy.\u00a0 Our mission is to provide organization through a clinical registry for those patients.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><strong><span class=\"theme-text-color-4-4\">Our Privacy Policy:\u200b\u200b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><span class=\"theme-text-color-4-4\"><br \/>\nThe LGMD-1D DNAJB6 Foundation does not share personal information.\u00a0 We do not track or profile you.\u00a0 The Foundation is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of its user community and is dedicated to ensure that your information cannot be be linked back to you.\u00a0 Your participation in this registry will be kept confidential and your contact with outside researchers and orginizations interested in your personal data will only be initiated by you and only you personally contacting the interested person or agency.\u00a0 We follow the US HIPAA and European GDPR guidelines for registrants&#8217; data protection.\u00a0 As a voluntary registry this is a non binding agreement\u00a0and registrants can opt out at any time by contacting our email:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><span class=\"theme-text-color-3-3\">wslowery.57@lgmd1d.org\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h2><strong>\u200b<span class=\"theme-text-color-4-4\">William S. Lowery MD<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Important Links:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Zoom Appointments with Dr Lowery <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/scheduler.zoom.us\/william-lowery-md\">HERE<\/a><\/span>.(no charge, HIPAA compliant)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><b>No cost muscular dystrophy genetic testing<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/no-cost-genetic-testing\/\"> <b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HERE<\/span><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><b>Autosomal dominant individuals register <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/lgmd1-and-autosomal-dominant-muscular-dystrophy-international-registry\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/span><b>.<\/b><\/a><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><b>Support persons, friends and activists register at MYOSYND: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/?wpforms_form_preview=288\">HERE<\/a><\/span>.<\/b><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Sponsored whole genome sequencing (if gene panel tests are VUS): <a href=\"https:\/\/undiagnosed.stanford.edu\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Stanford<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pgp.med.harvard.edu\/participate\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Harvard<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Connect with an MDA clinic <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mda.org\/care\/connect\">HERE<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Connect with our Chat GPT for LGMD Answers <a href=\"https:\/\/lgmd1d.org\/lgmdwp\/lgmd1d-ai-playground\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Statement: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Autosomal dominant LGMD is a small subset of\u00a0 muscular dystrophies but share a common pathway to a cure through gene therapy.\u00a0 Our mission is to provide organization through a clinical registry for those patients. Our Privacy Policy:\u200b\u200b The LGMD-1D DNAJB6 Foundation does not share personal information.\u00a0 We do not track or profile you.\u00a0 The Foundation is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of its user community and is dedicated to ensure that your information cannot be be linked back to you.\u00a0 Your participation in this registry will be kept confidential and your contact with outside researchers and orginizations interested in your personal data will only be initiated by you and only you personally contacting the interested person or agency.\u00a0 We follow the US HIPAA and European GDPR guidelines for registrants&#8217; data protection.\u00a0 As a voluntary registry this is a non binding agreement\u00a0and registrants can opt out at any time by contacting our email:\u00a0 wslowery.57@lgmd1d.org\u00a0 \u200b \u200bWilliam S. 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