Autologous Transplantation of Muscle-Derived CD133+ Stem Cells in Duchenne Muscle Patients

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a lethal X-linked recessive muscle disease due to defect on the gene encoding dystrophin. The lack of a functional dystrophin in muscles results in the fragility of the muscle fiber membrane with progressive muscle weakness and premature death. There is no cure f...

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Main Authors: Y. Torrente, M. Belicchi, C. Marchesi, G. D'antona, F. Cogiamanian, F. Pisati, M. Gavina, R. Giordano, R. Tonlorenzi, G. Fagiolari, C. Lamperti, L. Porretti, R. Lopa, M. Sampaolesi, L. Vicentini, N. Grimoldi, F. Tiberio, V. Songa, P. Baratta, A. Prelle, L. Forzenigo, M. Guglieri, O. Pansarasa, C. Rinaldi, V. Mouly, G. S. Butler-Browne, G. P. Comi, P. Biondetti, M. Moggio, S. M. Gaini, N. Stocchetti, A. Priori, M. G. D'angelo, A. Turconi, R. Bottinelli, G. Cossu, P. Rebulla, N. Bresolin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2007-07-01
Series:Cell Transplantation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3727/000000007783465064