"We believe this can become a therapy for muscular dystrophy, including the many different forms of muscular dystrophy," said senior study author Elizabeth McNally, MD, Ph.D., director of the Center for Genetic Medicine and the Elizabeth J. Ward Professor of Genetic Medicine. "Given the success with so many other antibodies in treating chronic human diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis, we are very optimistic this antibody can translate into the human disease setting."

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