P2RX7 purinoceptor: a therapeutic target for ameliorating the symptoms of duchenne muscular dystrophy.
<h4>Background</h4>Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common inherited muscle disease, leading to severe disability and death in young men. Death is caused by the progressive degeneration of striated muscles aggravated by sterile inflammation. The pleiotropic effects of the mu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-10-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001888 |