Modified patient stem cells as prelude to autologous treatment of muscular dystrophy.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a devastating muscle wasting disease for which there is no effective treatment. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Benchaouir et al. (2007) demonstrate the delivery of genetically corrected CD133+ patient cells into mice, suggesting a new potential avenue for autologous...
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Language: | English |
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2007
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