Current status of pharmaceutical and genetic therapeutic approaches to treat DMD

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease affecting about one in every 3,500 boys. This X-linked pathology is due to the absence of dystrophin in muscle fibers. This lack of dystrophin leads to the progressive muscle degeneration that is often responsible for the death of the DMD patien...

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Autors principals: Pichavant, C, Aartsma-Rus, A, Clemens, P, Davies, K, Dickson, G, Takeda, S, Wilton, S, Wolff, J, Wooddell, C, Xiao, X, Tremblay, J
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: 2011