Identified Risk Factors for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The focus on genetic mutations
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic issue transmitted in most cases by the mother. In the view of this, other researches have focused genetic mutation, looking for ways to stop and prevent the disease during pregnancy. At UT Southwestern, Dr. Eric Olson, who is an expert in Molecular Biology, is in charge of said study.
The techniques being studied by Dr. Olson focuses on editing genes in order the stop the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. So far, it has shown results in mice during evaluations taking place in the Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center at UT Southwestern.
Although, it is worth mentioning that the gene-editing technique also showed results while being tested in human cells. Said technique focuses on the use of an enzyme called CRISPR-Cpf1.