He Can’t Cure His Dad. But a Scientist’s Research May Help Everyone Else.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When Sharif Tabebordbar was born in 1986, his father, Jafar, was 32 and already had symptoms of a muscle wasting disease. The mysterious illness would come to define Sharif’s life.Jafar Tabebordbar could walk when he was in his 30s but stumbled and often lost his balance. Then he lost his ability to…