DMD Muscle Cells (IMAGE)

Center for iPS Cell Research and Application - Kyoto University

DMD Muscle Cells

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Healthy muscle cells express dystrophin (green, left), but DMD patients do not (middle). Treating iPS cells that are then differentiated into muscle cells can recover dystrophin levels (right).

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Dr. Hidetoshi Sakurai Laboratory, Kyoto University

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