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Sarcoglycan A mutation in miniature dachshund dogs causes limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2D.
Skeletal muscle - 7 Jan 2021
Mickelson James R, Minor Katie M, Guo Ling T, Friedenberg Steven G, Cullen Jonah N, Ciavarella Amanda, Hambrook Lydia E, Brenner Karen M, Helmond Sarah E, Marks Stanley L, Shelton G Diane
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BACKGROUND: A cohort of related miniature dachshund dogs with exercise intolerance, stiff gait, dysphagia, myoglobinuria, and markedly elevated serum creatine kinase activities were identified. METHODS: Muscle biopsy histopathology, immunofluorescence microscopy, and western blotting were combined to identify the specific pathologic phenotype of the myopathy, and whole genome SNP array genotype data and whole...
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