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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2007-07-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3727/000000007783465064 |