Overview
- Presents the latest developments in muscular dystrophy therapy
- Introduces the global network for clinical trials
- Written for both clinical physicians and basic researchers interested in neuromuscular disease
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This book presents recent advances in translational research on muscular dystrophy (MD) to physicians and researchers, including cutting-edge research on the disease such as regenerative medicine, next-generation DNA sequencing, and nucleic acid therapies. It also describes the current systems for clinical trials and MD patient databases, resources, which will support the early realization of clinical application and improve patients’ quality of life.
MD is the one of the most widely known inherited neuromuscular diseases and is classified into diverse types by symptoms, age of onset, mode of inheritance, and clinical progression. With the development of molecular biology, the occurrence mechanisms of each type of MD are gradually being elucidated. Although there is no known permanent cure yet, the stage of treatment research has now advanced to clinical trials.
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Book Title: Translational Research in Muscular Dystrophy
Editors: Shin'ichi Takeda, Yuko Miyagoe-Suzuki, Madoka Mori-Yoshimura
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55678-7
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55677-0Published: 12 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56674-8Published: 31 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55678-7Published: 02 February 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 199
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Neurology, Molecular Medicine, Gene Therapy