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Variable phenotype of del45-55 Becker patients correlated with nNOSμ mislocalization and RYR1 hypernitrosylation.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Aug 2012
Gentil Christel, Leturcq France, Ben Yaou Rabah, Kaplan Jean-Claude, Laforet Pascal, Pénisson-Besnier Isabelle, Espil-Taris Caroline, Voit Thomas, Garcia Luis, Piétri-Rouxel France
Abstract excerpt
Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies (DMD and BMD) are muscle-wasting diseases caused by mutations in the DMD gene-encoding dystrophin. Usually, out-of-frame deletions give rise to DMD, whereas in-frame deletions result in BMD. BMD patients exhibit a less severe disease because an abnormal but functional dystrophin is produced. This is the rationale for attempts to correct the reading frame by using an...
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