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Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy is caused when atypical gene mutations impede the production of proteins essential to the formation of healthy muscle. The main symptoms of the group of diseases designated as muscular dystrophy are loss of muscle mass and weakness. Medication can be prescribed to reduce symptoms but there is no known cure.
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FEB 18, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Muscular dystrophy is a disease caused by a genetic mutation. The muscles of muscular dystrophy patients weaken..Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created a new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy that may not only help stop the disease in MD ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy that impacts almost ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 26, 2023Genetics & Genomics
The first gene therapy that can treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Admi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 07, 2023Microbiology
Last year, one person completed a trial of a CRISPR-based treatment for a rare type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many kinds of muscular dystrophies, which are caused by genetic mutations. These diseases reduce mobility, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2023Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found that when a gene called SMCHD1 carries mutations, it can result in disease. This gene encodes for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 15, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an disease where the muscle experiences “dystrophy,” meaning muscle los ...Written By: Greta AnneNOV 29, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to target RNA molecules that can have a harmful result. Instead of targeting the genome ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 06, 2022Genetics & Genomics
In August of this year, a single patient was enrolled in a trial that used CRISPR to correct a genetic mutation that led ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) start to experience symptoms in early childhood. The disease is caused by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2022Genetics & Genomics
The human genome holds thousands of genes, and gene expression has to be carefully controlled in cells; the right gene m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2022Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned a lot about individual genes, especially those that are connected to human disease. And while we ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Most genetic work is focused on the genome found in the nucleus, which contains the genes that encode for almost all of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 31, 2022Genetics & Genomics
Only a few decades ago, people suffering from genetic disorders were left to wonder what was causing their health proble ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic disorder causing loss of muscular function, primarily impacts t ...Written By: Katie KokolusSEP 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Immunology
Australian researchers have discovered a regenerative factor produced by immune cells that drives the repair and regener ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Researchers led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier at the MDC have used a cutting-edge tool to learn more about different nu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
In a major milestone, scientists have completed the first sequence of a human chromosome that reaches from one end to th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers tagged proteins in the basement membranes of worms to visulize them. Image credit: Dan Keeley, UNC Chapel Hi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
This work is a breakthrough for the study of neuromuscular diseases including ALS, muscular dystrophy and multiple scler ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 23, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.Written By: Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Muscular dystrophy is a disease caused by a genetic mutation. The muscles of muscular dystrophy patients weaken..
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have created a new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy that may not only help stop the disease in MD
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy that impacts almost
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 26, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
The first gene therapy that can treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Admi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2023
Microbiology
Last year, one person completed a trial of a CRISPR-based treatment for a rare type of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
There are many kinds of muscular dystrophies, which are caused by genetic mutations. These diseases reduce mobility, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found that when a gene called SMCHD1 carries mutations, it can result in disease. This gene encodes for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 15, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an disease where the muscle experiences “dystrophy,” meaning muscle los
...
Written By:
Greta Anne
NOV 29, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have developed a way to target RNA molecules that can have a harmful result. Instead of targeting the genome
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 06, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
In August of this year, a single patient was enrolled in a trial that used CRISPR to correct a genetic mutation that led
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) start to experience symptoms in early childhood. The disease is caused by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
The human genome holds thousands of genes, and gene expression has to be carefully controlled in cells; the right gene m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2022
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have learned a lot about individual genes, especially those that are connected to human disease. And while we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Most genetic work is focused on the genome found in the nucleus, which contains the genes that encode for almost all of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 31, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
Only a few decades ago, people suffering from genetic disorders were left to wonder what was causing their health proble
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic disorder causing loss of muscular function, primarily impacts t
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
SEP 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Immunology
Australian researchers have discovered a regenerative factor produced by immune cells that drives the repair and regener
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier at the MDC have used a cutting-edge tool to learn more about different nu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
In a major milestone, scientists have completed the first sequence of a human chromosome that reaches from one end to th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers tagged proteins in the basement membranes of worms to visulize them. Image credit: Dan Keeley, UNC Chapel Hi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Because of a genetic mutation, people that have Duchenne muscular dystrophy lack functional copies of a protein called d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work is a breakthrough for the study of neuromuscular diseases including ALS, muscular dystrophy and multiple scler
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch