New treatment for common form of muscular dystrophy shows promise in cells, animals

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 - 08:40 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have designed a potential new treatment for one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy. Medical researchers have created and tested synthetic DNA-like molecules that interfere with the production of a toxic protein that destroys the muscles of people who have facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).

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