Sentences with phrase «type of muscular dystrophy»

She arranged for tissue samples from the 4 affected dogs to be examined by the University of California, Davis Neuromuscular Lab and although they originally diagnosed 4 different types of muscular dystrophy, this was viewed with skepticism as 4 types would be highly unlikely (especially since 1 affected dog was a female and true muscular dystrophy does not affect females).

In their study, the scientists led by Prof. Markus Rüegg have investigated a specific type of muscular dystrophy, called congenital muscular dystrophy.

«Researchers find animal model for understudied type of muscular dystrophy.»

There is no treatment for FSHD, which is thought by many to be the most common type of muscular dystrophy.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a severe type of muscular dystrophy that causes a decline in cardiac health resulting in premature death, at an average age of 26 years.

Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD) is an inherited type of muscular dystrophy that primarily affects muscles of the face and throat.

A protein defective in two types of muscular dystrophy also appears to be important in repairing damaged muscle, according to Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers at the University of Iowa...

These two tests can also help to distinguish between the different types of muscular dystrophies.

This summer Wagers published research [subscription required] showing that when muscle stem cells were transferred into mice with a type of muscular dystrophy, the rodents» muscle function improved.

Researchers who previously showed that a gene therapy treatment could save the lives of dogs with a deadly disease called myotubular myopathy — a type of muscular dystrophy that affects the skeletal muscles — have found that the therapy is long - lasting.

«With recent advances in human genome sequencing, more than 40 diseases have been recognized as resulting from microsatellite repeats,» says Ansari, including fragile X, which causes developmental difficulties, and some types of muscular dystrophy.

Researchers have tinkered with CRISPR in treating an adult mouse with a type of muscular dystrophy.

Yes, he wants to put a face on the disease for researchers who have never met a child with Pompe, a type of muscular dystrophy in which glycogen build - up causes extensive muscular weakness, but that could cause, as Dr. Kent Webber (Jared Harris), a biotech VP with whom Crowley inevitably clashes heads, puts it, a lack of objectivity, maybe even causing scientists to cut corners.

Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy is similar to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) that affects humans and mainly affects Golden Retrievers in the U.S. and Irish Terriers in Europe; along with previously noted symptoms, affected dogs have been reported with heart muscle disease, this type of muscular dystrophy serves as a model for DMD in humans in clinical studies and trials

Some type of muscular dystrophy or similar condition is possible especially given the breed and the fact that many other causes would have been ruled out with x-rays (hip dysplasia, spinal issues etc...).

Children can have different types of muscular dystrophy.

All types of muscular dystrophy are genetic even though other family members may not have the condition.