Friday 10 August 2012

Sun News : New research shows hope of cure for muscular dystrophy

Sun News : New research shows hope of cure for muscular dystrophy: EDMONTON -- There is hope in sight for those suffering from muscular dystrophy after a breakthrough discovery at the University of Alberta that could someday cure the disease.

Dr. Toshifumi Yokota, a researcher at the university's faculty of medicine and dentistry, has been working on a gene treatment therapy for over five years that targets the gene responsible for causing Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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