A key regulator of the neuromuscular junction, the transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α, is a potential target for Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapy.
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K.E.D. is a major shareholder of VASTox plc., a company concerned with the development of treatments for muscular dystrophy.
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Davies, K., Khurana, T. A new way to regulate the NMJ. Nat Med 13, 538–539 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0507-538
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