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Diagnostic overview of blood-based dysferlin protein assay for dysferlinopathies.
Muscle & nerve - 1 Sept 2014
Ankala Arunkanth, Nallamilli Babi R, Rufibach Laura E, Hwang Esther, Hegde Madhuri R
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INTRODUCTION: Dysferlin deficiency causes dysferlinopathies. Among peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), the dysferlin protein is expressed specifically in CD14(+) monocytes. METHODS: We quantified dysferlin protein levels in PBMC lysates of 77 individuals suspected clinically of having a dysferlinopathy to screen for true positives. Subsequent molecular confirmation was done by Sanger sequencing and...
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