Key To Understanding Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 Lies In RNA-Binding Protein

Increased levels of a protein called CUGBP1 play an important role in the adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy called myotonic dystrophy type 1, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the journal Molecular Cell.Myotonic dystrophy type 1 is one of a growing number of newly recognized RNA diseases. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Muscular Dystrophy on October 20th, 2007