Dongsheng Duan, University of Missouri School of Medicine (IMAGE)

University of Missouri School of Medicine

Dongsheng Duan, University of Missouri School of Medicine

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MU scientist Dongsheng Duan, Ph.D., and colleagues have identified significant sections of a gene that are essential in helping muscle tissues function. Their findings, described this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could provide hope to young patients with muscular dystrophy.

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University of Missouri School of Medicine

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