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Richard Roxburgh: Young kiwi to be first to trial new muscular dystrophy drug
Manage episode 426441845 series 2098285
A young kiwi patient will be one of the first to be treated with a radical new treatment for a rare disease.
The drug will be used to target muscle cells and silence a gene which causes Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.
Neurologist and trial lead Richard Roxburgh says the method is promising.
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Manage episode 426441845 series 2098285
A young kiwi patient will be one of the first to be treated with a radical new treatment for a rare disease.
The drug will be used to target muscle cells and silence a gene which causes Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.
Neurologist and trial lead Richard Roxburgh says the method is promising.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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