Closed petition Government Funding for Myasthenia Gravis

Closed on 13 February 2013

There is no government funding for research into Myasthenia Gravis, we the undersigned request the Government to provide funding into Myasthenia Gravis on a yearly basis indefinitely. Myasthenia Gravis (MG) affects about one person in every 10,000 in the UK. The disorder can start at any age from childhood onwards and the chance of developing it increases with age. Symptoms between patients, who have MG S varies widely in severity and pattern of progression. In the early stages, the weakness can be intermittent. Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease caused by abnormal antibodies carried in the blood stream. This is very brief description of MG.