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Piezo1 possible key to supporting muscle regeneration in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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Piezo1 possible key to supporting muscle regeneration in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells. Credit: Public Domain One protein, Piezo1, is key to marshalling muscle stem cells’ unique shapes and response to...