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P2RX7 purinoceptor: a therapeutic target for ameliorating the symptoms of duchenne muscular dystrophy.
PLoS medicine - 1 Oct 2015
Sinadinos Anthony, Young Christopher N J, Al-Khalidi Rasha, Teti Anna, Kalinski Paweł, Mohamad Shafini, Floriot Léonore, Henry Tiphaine, Tozzi Gianluca, Jiang Taiwen, Wurtz Olivier, Lefebvre Alexis, Shugay Mikhail, Tong Jie, Vaudry David, Arkle Stephen, doRego Jean-Claude, Górecki Dariusz C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common inherited muscle disease, leading to severe disability and death in young men. Death is caused by the progressive degeneration of striated muscles aggravated by sterile inflammation. The pleiotropic effects of the mutant gene also include cognitive and behavioral impairments and low bone density. Current interventions in DMD are palliative only as...
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