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Blood test to detect DMD

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2009
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Researchers have developed a simple and affordable blood test that detects the most common form of muscular dystrophy (MD) in more than 95 percent of cases. Until now, gene mutations causing Duche...

Tags: Biopsy, Xchromosome, dystrophin, DMD mutations.

2-'O-methyl antisense oligos (PS) targeting exon 51.

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2010
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BACKGROUND:Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy is associated with severe, progressive muscle weakness and typically leads to death between the ages of 20 and 35 years. By inducing specific exon sk...

Tags: myofibers, biopsy, exon skipping, exon 51, prosensa, GSK, clinical trials.