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Defective membrane fusion and repair in Anoctamin5-deficient muscular dystrophy.
Human molecular genetics - 15 May 2016
Griffin Danielle A, Johnson Ryan W, Whitlock Jarred M, Pozsgai Eric R, Heller Kristin N, Grose William E, Arnold W David, Sahenk Zarife, Hartzell H Criss, Rodino-Klapac Louise R
Abstract excerpt
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies are a genetically diverse group of diseases characterized by chronic muscle wasting and weakness. Recessive mutations in ANO5 (TMEM16E) have been directly linked to several clinical phenotypes including limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2L and Miyoshi myopathy type 3, although the pathogenic mechanism has remained elusive. ANO5 is a member of the Anoctamin/TMEM16 superfamily...
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