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Muscle interstitial fibroblasts are the main source of collagen VI synthesis in skeletal muscle: implications for congenital muscular dystrophy types Ullrich and Bethlem.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Feb 2008
Zou Yaqun, Zhang Rui-Zhu, Sabatelli Patrizia, Chu Mon-Li, Bönnemann Carsten G
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the extracellular matrix molecule collagen VI underlie the congenital muscular dystrophy types Ullrich and Bethlem. Establishing the origin of collagen VI in muscle is important for understanding the pathophysiology of these diseases and for developing future treatment approaches inv...
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