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Prenatal muscle development in a mouse model for the secondary dystroglycanopathies.
Skeletal muscle - 1 Jan 2016
Kim Jihee, Hopkinson Mark, Kavishwar Manoli, Fernandez-Fuente Marta, Brown Susan Carol
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BACKGROUND: The defective glycosylation of α-dystroglycan is associated with a group of muscular dystrophies that are collectively referred to as the secondary dystroglycanopathies. Mutations in the gene encoding fukutin-related protein (FKRP) are one of the most common causes of secondary dystroglycanopathy in the UK and are associated with a wide spectrum of disease. Whilst central nervous system involvement...
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