‘Jekyll And Hyde’ Cell May Hold Key To Muscular Dystrophy, Fibrosis Treatment: UBC Research

January 19 2010

A team of University of British Columbia researchers has identified fat-producing cells that possess "dual-personalities" and may further the development of treatments for muscle diseases such as muscular dystrophy and fibrosis. The team found a new type of fibro/adipogenic progenitors, or FAPs, that generate fatty fibrous tissues when transplanted into damaged muscles in mice...

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

A group of diseases causing muscle weakness at birth. Several defined genetic mutations cause muscles to break down faster than they can repair or grow. A child with CMD may have various neurological or physical impairments. Some children never gain the ability to walk, while others lose the ability as they grow older. Learn more...
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‘Jekyll And Hyde’ Cell May Hold Key To Muscular Dystrophy, Fibrosis Treatment: UBC Research

January 19 2010

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy

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