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A new idea for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy divides experts
Take a hike, viral vectors. A small California startup has burst onto the rare disease scene in the last year, claiming it may be able to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy using a novel method: ultrasound.
Deploying ultrasound to guide genes into certain tissues is an old idea — researchers have explored using it to deliver chemotherapy into tumors — but it is generally seen as not powerful enough to do this kind of work. Sonothera claims to have cracked the challenge.
