%0 Journal Article %T Serum exosomes can restore cellular function in vitro and be used for diagnosis in dysferlinopathy %A HaiFang Yin %A Ning Ran %A Xianjun Gao %A Xue Dong %A Yi Dai %J Theranostics %D 2018 %I Ivyspring International Publisher %R 10.7150/thno.22856 %X Purpose: It is challenging to deliver the full-length dysferlin gene or protein to restore cellular functions of dysferlin-deficient (DYSF-/-) myofibres in dysferlinopathy, a disease caused by the absence of dysferlin, which is currently without effective treatment. Exosomes, efficient membranous nanoscale carriers of biological cargoes, could be useful. %K Dysferlinopathy %K exosome %K therapeutics %K diagnostics %U http://www.thno.org/v08p1243.htm