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Novel Drosophila model of myotonic dystrophy type 1: phenotypic characterization and genome-wide view of altered gene expression.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Jul 2013
Picchio Lucie, Plantie Emilie, Renaud Yoan, Poovthumkadavil Preethi, Jagla Krzysztof
Abstract excerpt
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a multisystemic RNA-dominant disorder characterized by myotonia and muscle degeneration. In DM1 patients, the mutant DMPK transcripts containing expanded CUG repeats form nuclear foci and sequester the Muscleblind-like 1 splicing factor, resulting in mis-splicing of its targets. However, several pathological defects observed in DM1 and their link with disease progression remain...
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