However, Judex noted, “It must be viewed as a first step simply because this is a mouse study and not a human study.” In a previous animal study, scientists searched for the genetic culprits behind ...

Sarcomeric myosin heavy chain proteins are the molecular motors responsible for muscle contraction. Mutations in these proteins perturb their interactions with other proteins and their function, which ...

A study conducted at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, showed that a genetic ...

Muscular dystrophies are debilitating genetic diseases characterised by progressive weakness and wasting of skeletal muscle, which is responsible for voluntary movements and breathing. Gene mutations ...