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A normal life without muscle dystrophin.
Neuromuscular disorders : NMD - 1 May 2015
Zatz M, Vieira N M, Zucconi E, Pelatti M, Gomes J, Vainzof M, Martins-Bach A B, Garcia Otaduy M C, Bento dos Santos G, Amaro E, Landini V, Andrade T
Abstract excerpt
Here we summarize the clinical history of Ringo, a golden retriever muscular dystrophy (GRMD) dog, who had a mild phenotype despite the absence of muscle dystrophin. Ringo died of cardiac arrest at age 11 and therefore displayed a normal lifespan. One of his descendants, Suflair, born April 2006, also displays a mild course. Dystrophin analysis confirmed total absence of muscle dystrophin in both dogs. Muscle...
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