Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy:Golden Retriever DNA Match To Human

A golden retriever, who have had significant problems with the movement from early in life because it has the defect that causes the degenerative disease.

Instead, at the age of seven years, still can walk, jump and run like a young man, with tests to demonstrate its performance is similar to that of a healthy dog.

If the MD had taken his normal route, is unlikely to even be alive today.

Ringo lives in a kennel at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in the largest city in Brazil, where scientists are studying it in hopes of understanding why his movement is not affected.

A research team is studying his DNA for clues about what is stimulating the resistance. They believe if they can identify the mechanism of protection, then it could lead to a successful treatment for muscular dystrophy in humans.