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Dystrophin-deficient pigs provide new insights into the hierarchy of physiological derangements of dystrophic muscle.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Nov 2013
Klymiuk Nikolai, Blutke Andreas, Graf Alexander, Krause Sabine, Burkhardt Katinka, Wuensch Annegret, Krebs Stefan, Kessler Barbara, Zakhartchenko Valeri, Kurome Mayuko, Kemter Elisabeth, Nagashima Hiroshi, Schoser Benedikt, Herbach Nadja, Blum Helmut, Wanke Rüdiger, Aartsma-Rus Annemieke, Thirion Christian, Lochmüller Hanns, Walter Maggie C, Wolf Eckhard
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by mutations in the X-linked dystrophin (DMD) gene. The absence of dystrophin protein leads to progressive muscle weakness and wasting, disability and death. To establish a tailored large animal model of DMD, we deleted DMD exon 52 in male pig cells by...
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