Study reveals enzyme function, could help find muscular dystrophy therapies

Monday, January 9, 2012 - 13:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers at the University of Iowa have worked out the exact function of an enzyme that is critical for normal muscle structure and is involved in several muscular dystrophies. The findings, which were published Jan. 6 in the journal Science, could be used to develop rapid, large-scale testing of potential muscular dystrophy therapies.

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