Research report 2025 - Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
A genetic safety net for muscular dystrophy
Authors
Dooley, Christopher; Falcucci, Lara; Stainier, Didier
Departments
Max-Planck-Institut für Herz- und Lungenforschung, Bad Nauheim
Summary
Cells are not always defenceless against gene mutations – they have a plan B. While this genetic resilience has long been underestimated, we are harnessing it to develop new treatments for rare diseases such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy.