http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress) -- Research co-led by Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has revealed gene mutations that account for 15 per cent of all babies born with Walker-Warburg syndrome, a rare congenital muscular dystrophy. The syndrome, which is associated with muscle wasting, brain and eye abnormalities, is fatal and most babies do not live beyond two years. A key symptom is hydrocephalus - having an enlarged brain filled with excess fluid. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-rare-muscular-dystrophy-gene-mutations.html Genetics Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:20:01 EST news254475659 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. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-reveals-enzyme-function-muscular-dystrophy.html Medical research Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:17:48 EST news245337458