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LINC complex alterations in DMD and EDMD/CMT fibroblasts.
European journal of cell biology - 1 Aug 2012
Taranum Surayya, Vaylann Eva, Meinke Peter, Abraham Sabu, Yang Liu, Neumann Sascha, Karakesisoglou Iakowos, Wehnert Manfred, Noegel Angelika A
Abstract excerpt
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a late onset-disease characterized by skeletal muscle wasting and heart defects with associated risk of sudden death. The autosomal dominant form of the disease is caused by mutations in the LMNA gene encoding LaminA and C, the X-linked form results from mutations in the gene encoding the inner nuclear membrane protein Emerin (STA). Both Emerin and LaminA/C interact...
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