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Utrophin Compensates dystrophin Loss during Mouse Spermatogenesis.
Scientific reports - 7 Aug 2017
Chen Hung-Chih, Chin Yu-Feng, Lundy David J, Liang Chung-Tiang, Chi Ya-Hui, Kuo Paolin, Hsieh Patrick C H
Abstract excerpt
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked genetic disorder resulting from mutations in the dystrophin gene. The mdx/utrn -/- mouse, lacking in both dystrophin and its autosomal homologue utrophin, is commonly used to model the clinical symptoms of DMD. Interestingly, these mice are infertile but the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain unclear. Using dystrophin deficient mdx mouse and utrophin...
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