CRISPR

CRISPR for Duchenne Genome editing technology to correct the mutated dystrophin gene The Duchenne Research Fund has awarded a £200,000 grant to the team at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada (‘Sick Kids’), who are working on using...

Gene therapy for Becker

Gene therapy for Becker A microdystrophin gene therapy approach for Becker muscular dystrophy The Duchenne Research Fund has awarded a grant to the team of Professor Thomas Voit (pictured) at the Great Ormond Street Biomedical Research Centre at UCL to develop a...

Ringo

Ringo Dystrophic dogs provide insights into Duchenne research The Duchenne Research Fund supported Professor Mayana Zatz, Natássia Vieira and their team at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, who investigated why two golden retrievers showed no severe symptoms...