Brain Dystrophin in Duchenne Dystrophy
To define the potential pathogenic role of dystrophin deficiency in the cognitive impairment characteristic of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the protein in brain cortical synapses of an 8-year-old patient examined at autopsy and an age-matched control subject dying of myelogenous leukemia was a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
1995-10-01
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| Series: | Pediatric Neurology Briefs |
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| Online Access: | https://www.pediatricneurologybriefs.com/articles/2558 |
| Summary: | To define the potential pathogenic role of dystrophin deficiency in the cognitive impairment characteristic of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the protein in brain cortical synapses of an 8-year-old patient examined at autopsy and an age-matched control subject dying of myelogenous leukemia was analysed in the Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ. |
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| ISSN: | 1043-3155 2166-6482 |