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Perspectives on gene therapy in myotonic dystrophy type 1.
Journal of neuroscience research - 1 Mar 2011
Magaña Jonathan J, Cisneros Bulmaro
Abstract excerpt
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder caused by a CTG expansion mutation located in the 3' untranslated region of the DMPK (DM1 protein kinase) gene. According to current evidence, mutant DMPK mRNAs containing the trinucleotide expansion are retained in the nucleus, entrapping Muscleblind (MBNL1) protein and several transcription factors in ribonuclear foci and...
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