Researchers Discover ‘Super Minigene’ that Helps Find Potential Therapies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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Researchers Discover ‘Super Minigene’ that Helps Find Potential Therapies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

For decades researchers have had to isolate segments of genes in order to study them. They called the isolated gene a “mini gene.” Ravindra Singh, a biomedical science professor at…

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Gene Therapy Led to “Robust Microdystrophin Expression” in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patient
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Gene Therapy Led to “Robust Microdystrophin Expression” in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patient

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disease that weakens a child’s muscles and eventually spreads throughout the child’s body. DMD is caused by mutations in the gene that helps…

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First Treatment Approved for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Liver Scarring
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First Treatment Approved for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Liver Scarring

According to a press release from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency has approved the medication resmetirom (marketed as Rezdiffra) as the first-ever treatment intended to treat…

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