Role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophies: A “two hit” hypothesis of the cause of muscle necrosis

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Although the genetic and biochemical bases of many of the muscular dystrophies have been elucidated, the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to muscle cell death and degeneration remain elusive. Among the most well studied of the dystrophies are those due to defects in proteins that make up the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (DGC). There has been much interest in the role of nitric oxide (NO(*)) in the...

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