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Reduced life span with heart and muscle dysfunction in Drosophila sarcoglycan mutants.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Dec 2007
Allikian Michael J, Bhabha Gira, Dospoy Patrick, Heydemann Ahlke, Ryder Pearl, Earley Judy U, Wolf Matthew J, Rockman Howard A, McNally Elizabeth M
Abstract excerpt
In humans, genetically diverse forms of muscular dystrophy are associated with a disrupted sarcoglycan complex. The sarcoglycan complex resides at the muscle plasma membrane where it associates with dystrophin. There are six known sarcoglycan proteins in mammals whereas there are only three in Dr...
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