Welcome to HRG Website
HIBM Research Group (HRG) is a California non-profit biomedical research organization. Our mission is to speed up development of an effective treatment for the recessive form of hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy (h-IBM or HIBM) known as IBM2. The primary goal of HRG is to offer help and resources to research institutions interested in working on HIBM. Our mission is to reach an effective treatment as soon as possible using current medical technology.
We work in affiliation with various universities and non-profit research organizations, a network of interested researchers, and community physicians. With the collaborative support of experts in each field of medicine and research, we can realize our goal of developing an effective treatment in the shortest time possible. Please take a few minutes and visit the links on the left menu. You may wish to learn more about HIBM/IBM2, find out how we hope to develop a treatment, or look at published articles about the disorder. ServicesThe laboratory is accredited to perform clinical testing. Currently, we provide clinical services limited to DNA/RNA based tests. Revenues generated from HRG services are used towards accelerating the development of an effective treatment for IBM2.For research purposes, we biomaterials specific for HIBM research. Please contact us for details. |
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