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Muscular Dystrophy: Recent Genomic Insights

CDC information: Muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic disorders that result in muscle weakness over time

New CDC findings from the Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance Tracking and Research Network, the only population-based muscular dystrophy tracking program in the United States

CDC information: Muscular dystrophy- Kevin's Story

Our beautiful sons could die before us, by Nick Taussig, The Guardian, Aug 15 

Check out genetic disorders and tests associated with muscular dystrophy from the NIH Genetic Testing Registry

Recent insights

Prevention of muscular dystrophy in mice by CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of germline DNA. 
Chengzu Long et al. Science, August 14, 2014

Therapeutic prospects for CRISPR genome editing, by Phillipa Price, PHG Foundation, Aug 21