Dr. Rita Perlingeiro, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dr. Rita Perlingeiro, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Dr. Rita Perlingeiro's research team has prompted the growth of healthy and functioning muscle cells in mice afflicted with a human model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This represents the first time transplanted embryonic stem cells have been shown to restore function to defective muscles in an MD model.

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