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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) myoblasts demonstrate increased susceptibility to oxidative stress.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2003
Winokur Sara T, Barrett Kathy, Martin Jorge H, Forrester James R, Simon Mariella, Tawil Rabi, Chung Seung-Ah, Masny Peter S, Figlewicz Denise A
Abstract excerpt
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is an autosomal dominant disorder resulting from an unusual genetic mechanism. The mutation, a deletion of 3.3 kb subtelomeric repeats, appears to disrupt the regional regulation of 4q35 g ene expression. The specific gene(s)responsible for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy have not been identified. However, the 'vacuolar/necrotic' phenotype exhibited by...
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