Disease Models & Mechanisms (Feb 2020)

To dystrophin and beyond: an interview with Louis Kunkel

  • Louis M. Kunkel,
  • Annemieke Aartsma-Rus,
  • James Dowling,
  • Maaike van Putten

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.043018
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2

Abstract

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Louis Kunkel has devoted his career to understanding the causes, mechanisms and treatment of muscular dystrophies. Dr Kunkel is the past Director of the Genomics Program at Boston Children's Hospital and Professor of Genetics and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. In this interview, he talks about his discovery of dystrophin, including patients in preclinical research, and bearded irises.

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