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Drug delivery strategy eliminates myotonia symptoms in mice with myotonic dystrophy

By targeting the specific mutation that causes the hereditary neuromuscular disease myotonic dystrophy, it is possible to neutralize the mutant RNA toxicity and minimize or even eliminate the disabling symptoms ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cardiac medication may help reduce stiffness caused by certain muscle diseases

Preliminary research finds that for patients with nondystrophic myotonias (NDMs), rare diseases that affect the skeletal muscle and cause functionally limiting stiffness and pain, use of the anti-arrhythmic medication mexiletine ...

Cardiology created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0