Show N New ew D' D Discovery 1 Found In Muscular r s Dystrophy S 'S New York October 16 A Muscular Muscular'S Dystrophy Association D S supported research team has discovered the hereditary unit or orgene orgene orgene gene which when defective causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy the r r most severe form of the Ute disease National Chairman Jerry Lewis the world leader of the fight against muscular dystrophy and related disorders hailed the discovery as a landmark event that opens a new pew era in ip our effort t to find a acure acure acure cure for this vicious killer The discovery of the gene was made by an supported investigative team at Childrens Children's Hospital in Boston and is reported in today's issue of the prestigious inte international national scientific journal Nature ture Louis M. M Kunkel PhD Ph.D. who headed the successful research t team arri emphasized that dis discovering the gene for Duchenne muscular dystrophy is is not the same as finding a cure for the disease Stated Dr Kunkel Much work remains to be done With the discovery of the Duchenne gene we the next to move on to step determine how the defective gene brings about the devastation of apparently healthy muscle |