Can a drug cure genetic disease? | Steve Wilton | TEDxPerth

Steve Wilton has developed a new class of drug treatments for genetic diseases. This revolutionary treatment is now relieving the debilitating effects of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Steve Wilton's research focus is Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common and serious form of childhood muscle wasting. His insight has led to an innovative drug therapy which promises to revolutionise treatments of DMD and other genetic diseases.

Steve is Director of the Western Australian Neuroscience Research Institute and holds the Foundation Chair in Molecular Therapies at Murdoch University.

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