14. Advances in Gene Therapy(3)
Researches have developed "minigenes,"
which carry instructions for a slightly
smaller version of dystrophin, that can fit
inside a virus
Researchers have also created the so-
called gutted virus, a virus that has had its
own genes removed so that it is carrying
only the dystrophin gene
15. Problems with Gene Therapy(3)
Muscle tissue is large and relatively
impenetrable
Viruses might provoke the immune system
and cause the destruction of muscle fibers
with the new genes
16. Summary
Empathy vs. sympathy
Definition of muscular dystrophy
Inheritance
Prevalence
Symptoms
Treatments
17. Making Real Sense of the Senses
by Mattie Stepanek
Our eyes are for looking at things.
But they are also for crying
When we are very happy or very sad.
Our ears are for listening,
But so are our hearts.
Our noses are for smelling food,
But also the wind and the grass and
If we try really hard, butterflies.
Our hands are for feeling,
But also for hugging and touching so
gently.
Our mouths and tongues are for tasting
But also for saying words, like
"I love you" and
"Thank you, God, for all of these things."
Mattie's Home Page
18. References:
1. “Muscular Dystrophy” PowerPoint by Katherine Kolor, PhD, MS,
CDC Ambassador Program, June 2005.
2. Pobojewski, S. The University Record, November 9, 1998. U-M’s
improved viral vector delivers dystrophin gene to mouse muscle
without major immune Response [online]. 1998. [cited 2005 June
26]. Available at URL:
http://www.umihc.edu/~urecord/9899/Nov09_98/12.html
3. Journey of Love: A Parent’s Guide to Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy [online]. 2004. [cited 2005 June 22]. Available from
URL: http://www.mdausa.org/publications/journey/5.html
4. Dictionary.com. Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. [online]. 2005.
[cited 2005 June 22]. Available from URL:
http://dictionary.reference.com/