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03 Jan
In Early Research, Heart Drugs Show Promise in Fighting Muscular Dystrophy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2024
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A regularly prescribed class of heart medications might be capable of treating one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy, a new study in mice suggests.
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is caused by abnormal RNA that affects the function of calcium channel recepto...
23 Jun
FDA Approves First Gene Therapy to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 23, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the drug Elevidys, the first gene therapy for the treatment of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
The groundbreaking treatment will not be cheap: Drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. said it would ch...