Dystromirs as serum biomarkers for monitoring the disease severity in Duchenne muscular Dystrophy.

Duchenne muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene that disrupt the open reading frame, while in frame mutations result in Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) is due to mutations affecting collagen VI genes....

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Main Authors: Irina T Zaharieva, Mattia Calissano, Mariacristina Scoto, Mark Preston, Sebahattin Cirak, Lucy Feng, James Collins, Ryszard Kole, Michela Guglieri, Volker Straub, Kate Bushby, Alessandra Ferlini, Jennifer E Morgan, Francesco Muntoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3840009?pdf=render