News tagged with congenital muscular dystrophy


Rare muscular dystrophy gene mutations discovered

(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 ...

Genetics created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals enzyme function, could help find muscular dystrophy therapies

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 ...

Medical research created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast