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Genetic source of muscular dystrophy neutralized

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found a way to block the genetic flaw at the heart of a common form of muscular dystrophy. The results of the study, which were ...

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Heart drug effective for treating symptom of muscular dystrophy

A medication most often used to treat heart arrhythmias also reduces a central symptom of myotonic dystrophy, the most common type of muscular dystrophy in adults.

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Researchers trace effects of genetic defect in myotonic muscular dystrophy

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 proteins. A study published in Nature St ...

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Researchers reverse key symptom of muscular dystrophy

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have identified a compound that eliminates myotonia – a symptom of muscular dystrophy – in mice. The study was published online today in the Journal of Clinical In ...

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