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Muscular Dystrophy
Stem Cells Potential Cure for Muscular Dystrophy
Associated Press
November 16, 2006
In a world first, dogs severely disabled by a canine variety of the condition, were able to walk freely, run, and even jump, after receiving stem cell injections. Those that had been in the early stages of the disease had not developed any symptoms, while previously crippled animals were able to jump and run. Italian researchers said the first trials on children could commence within two years while British experts have described the results as "startling" and as a potential cure.
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