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Urgent wait for treatments: The race against time in the fight against FSHD, a genetic muscle disorder

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop
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Mark Christman (front) watches as Yamoussa Camara (right), the director of the African music & dance ensemble at the University of Pittsburgh teaches guests, including Penguins mascot Iceburgh, some dance moves at the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side at last year’s Drum & Roll to Cure FSHD fundraiser in 2023.
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Mark Christman (left) listens as Yamoussa Camara (right), the director of the African music & dance ensemble at the University of Pittsburgh, invites guests to the dance floor at the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side at last year’s Drum & Roll to Cure FSHD fundraiser.
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Mark Christman and his wife, Renee, draw the winner of a prize donated by Trib Total Media during the second annual Drum & Roll to Cure FSHD in 2022 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library in Carnegie. This year’s event is Nov. 3 at the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
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Yamoussa Camara (second from right) leads a group of percussionists during the second annual Drum & Roll to Cure FSHD in 2022 at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library in Carnegie. He will be performing at this year’s event on Nov. 3 at the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
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Mark J. Christman listens as Whitehall Mayor Jim Nowalk reads a proclamation honoring Christman as Whitehall Man of the Year on Aug. 10 at Brennan Plaza in Whitehall.

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