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| In addition to these lifestyle recommendations, patients are encouraged to attend various therapies such as physical, respiratory, speech, and occupational therapy (NIH, 2016). | In addition to these lifestyle recommendations, patients are encouraged to attend various therapies such as physical, respiratory, speech, and occupational therapy (NIH, 2016). | ||
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| Though there are different targets available for potential treatment of DMD, these treatments only manage the symptoms but do not stop the progression of the disease (Young et al., 2016). Currently researchers are investigating how stem cells could be used to treat DMD in the future. Another growing field of research involves gene editing. Therefore, scientists are looking at combining both methods to treat DMD in the future. Dystrophin is the largest human gene, which causes implications in gene therapy (Young et al., 2016). Additionally, cell therapy has limitations because skeletal muscle is the most abundant in the human body (Young et al., 2016). | Though there are different targets available for potential treatment of DMD, these treatments only manage the symptoms but do not stop the progression of the disease (Young et al., 2016). Currently researchers are investigating how stem cells could be used to treat DMD in the future. Another growing field of research involves gene editing. Therefore, scientists are looking at combining both methods to treat DMD in the future. Dystrophin is the largest human gene, which causes implications in gene therapy (Young et al., 2016). Additionally, cell therapy has limitations because skeletal muscle is the most abundant in the human body (Young et al., 2016). | ||
