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Intravenous Administration of a MTMR2-Encoding AAV Vector Ameliorates the Phenotype of Myotubular Myopathy in Mice.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology - 1 Apr 2018
Danièle Nathalie, Moal Christelle, Julien Laura, Marinello Martina, Jamet Thibaud, Martin Samia, Vignaud Alban, Lawlor Michael W, Buj-Bello Ana
Abstract excerpt
X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) is a severe congenital disorder in male infants that leads to generalized skeletal muscle weakness and is frequently associated with fatal respiratory failure. XLMTM is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the MTM1 gene, which encodes myotubularin, the founder member of a family of 15 homologous proteins in mammals. We recently demonstrated the therapeutic efficacy of...
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