Article
Telethonin protein expression in neuromuscular disorders.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 9 Oct 2002
Vainzof Mariz, Moreira Eloisa S, Suzuki Oscar T, Faulkner Georgine, Valle Georgio, Beggs Alan H, Carpen Olli, Ribeiro Alberto F, Zanoteli Edmar, Gurgel-Gianneti Juliana, Tsanaclis Ana Maria, Silva Helga C A, Passos-Bueno Maria Rita, Zatz Mayana
Abstract excerpt
Telethonin is a 19-kDa sarcomeric protein, localized to the Z-disc of skeletal and cardiac muscles. Mutations in the telethonin gene cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2G (LGMD2G). We investigated the sarcomeric integrity of muscle fibers in LGMD2G patients, through double immunofluorescen...
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