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Alpha Clinic Kickoff: Launch of Capricor Trial for Duchenne in $50 Million California Stem Cell Network

Alpha Clinic Kickoff: Launch of Capricor Trial for Duchenne in $50 Million California Stem Cell Network

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May 04, 2018
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Alpha Clinic Kickoff: Launch of Capricor Trial for Duchenne in $50 Million California Stem Cell Network
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UC Davis this week inaugurated its Alpha Clinic program, part of a $50 million, statewide network created by California's 13-year-old stem cell research agency.

The school kicked off its program with the start of a "HOPE-2" clinical trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy – a fatal genetic disorder mainly affecting boys and young men. About 200,000 persons…

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