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Improving Reproducibility of Phenotypic Assessments in the DyW Mouse Model of Laminin-α2 Related Congenital Muscular Dystrophy.
Journal of neuromuscular diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Willmann Raffaella, Gordish-Dressman Heather, Meinen Sarina, Rüegg Markus A, Yu Qing, Nagaraju Kanneboyina, Kumar Ayar, Girgenrath Mahasweta, Coffey Caroline B M, Cruz Vivian, Van Ry Pam M, Bogdanik Laurent, Lutz Cathleen, Rutkowski Anne, Burkin Dean J
Abstract excerpt
Laminin-α2 related Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (LAMA2-CMD) is a progressive muscle disease caused by partial or complete deficiency of laminin-211, a skeletal muscle extracellular matrix protein. In the last decade, basic science research has queried underlying disease mechanisms in existing LAMA2-CMD murine models and identified possible clinical targets and pharmacological interventions. Experimental rigor in...
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