Dystrophin and the two related genetic diseases, Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies
Mutations of the dystrophin DMD gene, essentially deletions of one or several exons, are the cause of two devastating and to date incurable diseases, Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophies. Depending upon the preservation or not of the reading frame, dystrophin is completely absent in...
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| Language: | English |
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Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/636 |