Can Neuromuscular Diseases be cured successfully with stem cell transplantation?
Treatment with stem cell transplantation in Neuromuscular diseases is premature. However, a comprehensive review of this subject can be viewed on www.treat-nmd.eu under section STEM CELL TOURISM.GLOSSARY:Animal models: Animals having conditions comparable to humans, which can be used to study disease processes. Animals represent a simpler system than humans for studying the roles of different proteins and for testing potential therapies. Results can then be applied to humans; the use of a simpler system often allows quicker progression of research.Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD): A milder variant of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It is X-linked, slowly progressive, causes muscle weakness and usually only affects boys.Deletion: The loss of a bit of genetic material from a chromosome or gene.DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid, the chemical composition of genes. It contains coded information, arranged in a linear sequence. Each cells chromosomes contain about two metres of DNA, yet it is so thin th
