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Quantitative phenotyping of Duchenne muscular dystrophy dogs by comprehensive gait analysis and overnight activity monitoring.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Shin Jin-Hong, Greer Brian, Hakim Chady H, Zhou Zhongna, Chung Yu-chia, Duan Ye, He Zhihai, Duan Dongsheng
Abstract excerpt
The dystrophin-deficient dog is excellent large animal model for testing novel therapeutic modalities for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Despite well-documented descriptions of dystrophic symptoms in these dogs, very few quantitative studies have been performed. Here, we developed a comprehensive set of non-invasive assays to quantify dog gait (stride length and speed), joint angle and limb mobility (for both...
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