Ivani ’s genetic disease is worsening as she ages. Her mother hopes Australia’s new biobank will help

Exclusive: National Muscle Disease Bio-databank will store blood test and skin biopsy samples from children with diseases such as muscular dystrophyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcastBindu Shree remembers her daughter Ivani had “such a nice plump face as a baby”, but now she sees gravity pulling down her four-year-old’s cheeks as the muscles in her face become weaker.When Ivani was diagnosed with a genetic muscle disease at four months, Shree ’s first response was to ask the doctors, “What’s the treatment? What can we do to help her?”Continue reading...
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