New Therapy Substitutes Missing Protein In Those With Muscular Dystrophy

New Therapy Substitutes Missing Protein In Those With Muscular Dystrophy

ScienceDaily (May 27, 2009) — Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered a new therapy that shows potential to treat people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal disease and the most common form of muscular dystrophy in children.

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Keyword: TAT, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, dystrophin, TAT-utrophin, protein replacement