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...short dystrophin...one fourth the normal size," Kunkel said, "but it has what we believe is the most important part of the protein." Kunkel said this "most important part" probably serves to anchor the full protein in the muscle cell...
...Louis M. Kunkel, professor of pediatrics and genetics at the Medical School, reports in Saturday's issue of Nature Genetics the discovery of a new form of dystrophin, present only in the peripheral nerve and Schwann cells. These cells protect the nerves and ensure impulse conduction...
...There are some fascinating questions to be asked, and this is going to open the whole field," said Professor of Genetics Louis M. Kunkel. "One may be able to use compounds which scavenge radicals [to treat ALS patients]. It's more promising than many other genetic diseases...
...Kunkel said several such compounds are already known to exist which act similarly, including some vitamins. Research into the applicability to ALS of such substances and their delivery still needs to be done, he said...
...Kunkel suggested that the extreme sensitivity and fragility of neurons to their environments could also cause increased susceptibility to low levels...