Duchenne muscular dystrophy: current cell therapies
Dorota Sienkiewicz1, Wojciech Kulak2, Bożena Okurowska-Zawada1
1Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medical University, Bialystok, Poland.
Abstract:
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetically determined X-linked disease and the most common, progressive pediatric muscle disorder. For decades, research has been conducted to find an effective therapy. This review presents current therapeutic methods for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, based on scientific articles in English published mainly in the period 2000 to 2014. We used the PubMed database to identify and review the most important studies. An analysis of contemporary studies of stem cell therapy and the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in muscular dystrophy was performed.
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