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Oxidative stress in SEPN1-related myopathy: from pathophysiology to treatment.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jun 2009
Arbogast Sandrine, Beuvin Maud, Fraysse Bodvaël, Zhou Haïyan, Muntoni Francesco, Ferreiro Ana
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Mutations of the selenoprotein N gene (SEPN1) cause SEPN1-related myopathy (SEPN1-RM), a novel early-onset muscle disorder formerly divided into four different nosological categories. Selenoprotein N (SelN) is the only selenoprotein involved in a genetic disease; its function being unknown, no treatment is available for this potentially lethal disorder. Our objective was to clarify the role of SelN and...
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