September 19, 2011 Massapequa Park, New York The Chris Carrino Foundation for FSHD announced the extension of a scientific research project directed towards understanding the genetic basis of variable severity in FSHD (Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy). The study, entitled, "Uncovering the Genetic Basis of Variable Severity in FSHD"...
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The Chris Carrino Foundation for FSHD Inaugural Dinner Dance Thursday, August 18, 2011 Russo's on the Bay
Chris Carrino appeared on the Boomer and Carton morning show on WFAN, Tuesday, May 3. Listen to the full interview: [audio mp3="http://chriscarrinofoundation.org/newsite2015/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bc_carrino_interview.mp3"][/audio]...
An in depth interview with Chris conducted by Bob Salter, which aired on WFAN on Sunday morning, April 17th. Listen to the full interview: [audio mp3="http://chriscarrinofoundation.org/newsite2015/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/bobsalter_carrino_interview.mp3"][/audio]...
April 8, 2011 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Chris Carrino, the radio voice of Nets Basketball for the last decade, has revealed publicly for the first time that he suffers from Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (FSHD), a form of muscular dystrophy. In an effort to raise money for this underfunded...
Nearly 20 years after the discovery of the mutation, scientists have finally determined how it contributes to a common form of muscular dystrophy known as facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, or FSHD, which occurs in about 1 in 20,000 births.