Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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Introduction Muscular Dystrophy is a medical disability, often inherited. It damages and weakens the patient's muscles over time. This damage and weakness are blamed on the lack of a protein called dystrophin. This protein is crucial for normal muscle function. There is no cure for Muscular Dystrophy but take physiotherapy treatment for Muscular Dystrophy in Gurgaon is the way to move your body regularly. The absence of this protein can result in some serious problems related to walking…

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This image represents 3-D reconstruction of a healthy individual (left) and someone affected by a form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (right). The dramatic loss of muscle is easily seen. Myotonic Dystrophy, Medical Terminology Study, Muscle Diseases, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle Protein, Skeletal Muscle, Beauty Supplements

A team of French and German researchers report in the May 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) that people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy are missing a protein called c-FLIP, which the body uses to prevent the loss of muscle tissue. By targeting the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for creating this protein, scientists could develop new drugs to stop muscle wasting from limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and other conditions.

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