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This image represents 3-D reconstruction of a healthy individual (left) and someone affected by a form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (right). The dramatic loss of muscle is easily seen. Myotonic Dystrophy, Muscle Diseases, Medical Terminology Study, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Muscular Dystrophy, Muscle Protein, Skeletal Muscle, Beauty Supplements

A team of French and German researchers report in the May 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) that people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy are missing a protein called c-FLIP, which the body uses to prevent the loss of muscle tissue. By targeting the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for creating this protein, scientists could develop new drugs to stop muscle wasting from limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and other conditions.

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