Continuous remodeling of adult extraocular muscles as an explanation for selective craniofacial vulnerability in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.

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Oculopharyngeal muscular mystrophy (OPMD) is an inherited disorder caused by mutations of the polyadenylate binding protein nuclear 1 (PABPN1) gene. While a pathogenic hypothesis has been formulated that links the genetic and molecular abnormalities to cellular abnormalities, there is no proven explanation for the targeting of the craniofacial muscles. We propose a hypothesis that bridges this gap. It is based on...

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