New Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy, Developed by the University of Washington Medicine, May Facilitate Development of Others

A new gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy show promise of arresting the decline of the muscles of those affected by this inherited genetic disease, and perhaps, in the future, repairing those muscles. The laboratory results not only show promise to treat patients with this severely debilitating and incurable disease, but the technological advancement researchers used to create it may facilitate the development of other therapies in the future.