All donations are greatly appreciated.

A group of DM patients and their families working together and learning together for the future

To contribute to DM research as patients

To contribute to DM research as patients

We work together with researchers, medical professionals, and pharmaceutical companies to help DM patients and their families achieve the same goal.

To Enrich the Hearts and Minds of Patients and Their Families

To Enrich the Hearts and Minds of Patients and Their Families

We provide patient education based on warm communication and help DM patients with a variety of symptoms to understand their disease properly.

To raise public awareness about DM

To raise public awareness about DM

We will continue to communicate how patients are struggling with myotonic dystrophy, and we strive to create a society that reaches out to those who suffer from incurable diseases.

Together with Japanese patients, we can change the future

DM-family members in Tokyo
DM-family members in Osaka

About Us

  • Office location: 4-3-13 Minami-Ogikubo, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-0052, Japan
  • E-mail : international[at]dm-family.net (English)/ contact[at]dm-family.net (Japanese)
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  • English site : https://en.dm-family.net/
  • Japanese site: https://dm-family.net/
  • President : Akane Hatano
  • Vice Presidents : Minako Sato / Yuji Akechi
  • Auditor : Takashi Kanda
  • Medical Advisers : Masanori P. Takahashi, M.D., Ph.D. / Tsuyoshi Matsumura, M.D., Ph.D.