Toxic Protein Linked to Muscular Dystrophy and Arhinia

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have found that a toxic protein made by the body called DUX4 may be the cause of two very different rare genetic disorders. For patients who have facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), or a rare facial malformation called arhinia, this research discovery may eventually lead to therapies that can help people with these ra...

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsroom/releases/2023/february17/index.cfm

Source: NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News - February 17, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research