Dominant-negative inhibition of Ca2+ influx via TRPV2 ameliorates muscular dystrophy in animal models

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Muscular dystrophy is a severe degenerative disorder of skeletal muscle characterized by progressive muscle weakness. One subgroup of this disease is caused by a defect in the gene encoding one of the components of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex, resulting in a significant disruption of membrane integrity and/or stability and, consequently, a sustained increase in the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration...

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