New Model of Muscular Dystrophy Provides Insight Into Disease Development, University of Iowa Study  
8/28/2012 7:45:53 AM

Muscular dystrophy is a complicated set of genetic diseases in which genetic mutations affect the various proteins that contribute to a complex that is required for a structural bridge between muscle cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM) that provides the physical and chemical environment required for their development and function.