As such, every student within the district has a right to attend at least one of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) beginning in kindergarten through grade 12. A right-to-attend school can be identified as a studentâs in-boundary school or feeder-pattern school. Families who wish to enroll their child in a right-to-attend school do not need to submit a My School DC lottery application.
Print. Email. Children with myotubular myopathy, a rare, inherited disease, often require a ventilator and most do not reach adulthood. The condition affects an estimated one in 50,000 male newborns and is characterized by weakness in the muscles used for movement and affects the ability to sit, stand, walk and breathe.
Myopathy refers to a clinical disorder of the skeletal muscles. Abnormalities of muscle cell structure and metabolism lead to various patterns of weakness and dysfunction. In some cases, the pathology extends to involve cardiac muscle fibers, resulting in a hypertrophic or dilated cardiomyopathy. Back to Top.