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16 | InTouch SUMMER 2025 RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS WANTED Join our study Investigating the Bacteria of the Large Intestine of People with Duchenne Muscular Who can join? Males of any age genetically diagnosed with DMD or BMD Males of any age without DMD or BMD You cannot join if: Antibiotic use in the past 2 months at the date of stool sampling* Probiotic use in the past 2 weeks at the date of stool sampling* *This can be flexible History of bowel surgery (excluding appendix removal) Dystrophy and Becker Muscular Dystrophy Why is your participation important? Your participation will help us understand how DMD and BMD affects the large intestine, which could lead to better care for those with DMD and BMD. What is involved? Short health & diet questionnaire (~ 30 minutes) Home-based stool sample collection (~ 30 minutes) Contact us to participate D.Gagic@massey.ac.nz This project has been reviewed and approved by the Massey University Human Ethics Ohu Matatika 1, Application OM1 25/43. If you have any concerns about the conduct of this research, please contact the Chairperson, Massey University Human Ethics Ohu Matatika 1, emai l humanethics1@massey.ac.nz