The effects of low levels of dystrophin on mouse muscle function and pathology.

The effects of low levels of dystrophin on mouse muscle function and pathology.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe progressive muscular disorder caused by reading frame disrupting mutations in the DMD gene, preventing the synthesis of functional dystrophin. As dystrophin provides muscle fiber stability during contractions, dystrophin negative fibers are prone to exer...

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Main Authors: Maaike van Putten, Margriet Hulsker, Vishna Devi Nadarajah, Sandra H van Heiningen, Ella van Huizen, Maarten van Iterson, Peter Admiraal, Tobias Messemaker, Johan T den Dunnen, Peter A C 't Hoen, Annemieke Aartsma-Rus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3281102?pdf=render

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