Towards the development of human induced pluripotent stem cell models for Duchenne muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal X-linked condition that affects 1 in 4710 boys. Causative mutations in the DMD gene result in a loss of functional expression of the dystrophin protein. Patients usually die in their second or third decade due to cardiac or respiratory failure. Incidence...

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Main Author: Kalra, Spandan Kaur
Published: University of Nottingham 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.715123