Myoblast Transfer

Covering the development of myoblast transfer therapy for the treatment of human muscular dystrophies, this text presents a critical evaluation of both basic experimentation and clinical trials. It describes current methodology and results of the clinical trial and explains future perspectives.

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This text is devoted to the development of a treatment for human muscular dystrophies called myoblast transfer therapy. Written by the pioneer of the procedure, the text presents a review with critical evaluation of both basic experimentation and clinical trials. Traversing the fields of genetics, neurology, paediatrics, immunology, surgery and developmental biology, this book describes current methodology and results of the clinical trial, as well as explaining future perspectives.