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Drosophila myosin mutants model the disparate severity of type 1 and type 2B distal arthrogryposis and indicate an enhanced actin affinity mechanism.
Skeletal muscle - 15 Aug 2020
Guo Yiming, Kronert William A, Hsu Karen H, Huang Alice, Sarsoza Floyd, Bell Kaylyn M, Suggs Jennifer A, Swank Douglas M, Bernstein Sanford I
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BACKGROUND: Distal arthrogryposis (DA) is a group of autosomal dominant skeletal muscle diseases characterized by congenital contractures of distal limb joints. The most common cause of DA is a mutation of the embryonic myosin heavy chain gene, MYH3. Human phenotypes of DA are divided into the weakest form-DA1, a moderately severe form-DA2B (Sheldon-Hall Syndrome), and a severe DA disorder-DA2A (Freeman-Sheldon...
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