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The Most Prevalent Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome Mutations in the Embryonic Myosin Motor Share Functional Defects.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 6 May 2016
Walklate Jonathan, Vera Carlos, Bloemink Marieke J, Geeves Michael A, Leinwand Leslie
Abstract excerpt
The embryonic myosin isoform is expressed during fetal development and rapidly down-regulated after birth. Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (FSS) is a disease associated with missense mutations in the motor domain of this myosin. It is the most severe form of distal arthrogryposis, leading to overcontraction of the hands, feet, and orofacial muscles and other joints of the body. Availability of human embryonic muscle...
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