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Beyond LGMD1A: myotilin is a component of central core lesions and nemaline rods.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 Aug 2003
Schröder R, Reimann J, Salmikangas P, Clemen C S, Hayashi Y K, Nonaka I, Arahata K, Carpén O
Abstract excerpt
Myotilin is a Z-disc protein that binds alpha-actinin, gamma-filamin and F-actin. The essential role of myotilin in skeletal muscle is highlighted by the recent observation that autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy type 1A is caused by mutations in the human myotilin gene. We studied...
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