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Researchers Trace Effects of Genetic Defect in Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
January 24, 2010 — Research on the genetic defect that causes myotonic muscular dystrophy has revealed that the mutation disrupts an array of metabolic pathways in muscle cells through its effects on two key ... > full story -
Identification of the Gene Responsible for a New Form of Adult Muscular Dystrophy
January 21, 2010 — A new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy has been identified. The research demonstrated that recessive ANO5 mutations will lead to abnormal membrane repair of muscle ... > full story -
'Jekyll and Hyde' Cell May Hold Key to Muscular Dystrophy, Fibrosis Treatment
January 18, 2010 — Researchers have identified fat-producing cells that possess "dual-personalities" and may further the development of treatments for muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophy and ... > full story -
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Gene Mutations in Patients With Becker Muscular Dystrophy Identified
January 13, 2010 — Researchers have identified a link between specific modifications of the dystrophin gene and the age of cardiac disease onset in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). This information could ... > full story -
Unusual Protein Modification Involved in Muscular Dystrophy, Cancer
December 31, 2009 — With the discovery of a new type of chemical modification on an important muscle protein, a new study improves understanding of certain muscular dystrophies and could potentially lead to new ... > full story -
Mice Holding Back Muscular Dystrophy Research?
December 3, 2009 — Humans and mice have previously unknown and potentially critical differences in one of the genes responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Researchers have found that two major features of a key ... > full story -
A Cell's 'Cap' of Bundled Fibers Could Yield Clues to Disease
December 2, 2009 — Research engineers have discovered that in healthy cells, a bundled "cap" of thread-like fibers holds the cell's nucleus in its proper ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Can Improve Muscle Mass and Strength in Monkeys, Research Suggests
November 13, 2009 — Scientists are one step closer to clinical trials to test a gene delivery strategy to improve muscle mass and function in patients with certain degenerative muscle ... > full story -
Possible Help In Fight Against Muscle-Wasting Disease
November 6, 2009 — A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease. Researchers report that pentamidine might be adapted to counter genetic splicing ... > full story -
Muscular Dystrophy: Exon Skipping Shows Dramatic Effects In Preventing, Treating Muscle-Wasting Disease In Mice
October 21, 2009 — Researchers have released details of a breakthrough which holds promise of a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an incurable muscle-wasting disease. The ... > full story
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