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Decreased mechanical stiffness in LMNA-/- cells is caused by defective nucleo-cytoskeletal integrity: implications for the development of laminopathies.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Nov 2004
Broers Jos L V, Peeters Emiel A G, Kuijpers Helma J H, Endert Jorike, Bouten Carlijn V C, Oomens Cees W J, Baaijens Frank P T, Ramaekers Frans C S
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Laminopathies comprise a group of inherited diseases with variable clinical phenotypes, caused by mutations in the lamin A/C gene (LMNA). A prominent feature in several of these diseases is muscle wasting, as seen in Emery-Dreifuss muscle dystrophy, dilated cardiomyopathy and limb-girdle muscular...
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