Cerebellum found to contribute to symptoms in spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy affects all the body's muscles. For a long time, it was considered a disease caused solely by the ...
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New insights into the role of the cerebellum in spinal muscular atrophy

Spinal muscular atrophy affects all the body’s muscles. For a long time, it was considered a disease caused solely by the ...
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Study uncovers cerebellar involvement and social impairment

Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare genetic disease of the nerve cells in the spinal cord that can appear as early as infancy. The disease leads to a progressive loss of muscle strength. Those affected ...
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UW biotech spinout raises $5M to develop gene therapy system for muscular dystrophy

From left: Myosana CEO Matthew Lumley, with co-founders Stanley Froehner and Nick Whitehead. (Myosana and UW Photos) The news: Myosana Therapeutics, a Seattle startup developing gene therapy ...
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Frohse Anatomical Chart No. 2, American edition, The Muscular System

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Fritz Frohse (1871-1916), a physician ...
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CRISPR-Cas3 gene editing system restores dystrophin function in stem cells derived from patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a muscle degeneration disorder caused by mutations affecting the dystrophin gene. Researchers show how a dual CRISPR RNA method restored dystrophin protein ...