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Current Classification of Canine Muscular Dystrophies and Identification of New Variants.
Genes - 29 Jul 2023
Shelton G Diane, Minor Katie M, Friedenberg Steven G, Cullen Jonah N, Guo Ling T, Mickelson James R
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The spectrum of canine muscular dystrophies has rapidly grown with the recent identification of several more affected breeds and associated mutations. Defects include those in genes and protein products associated with the sarcolemma (dystrophin deficient X-linked muscular dystrophy and sarcoglycan-deficient limb-girdle muscular dystrophy) and with the extracellular matrix (collagen 6, laminin α2, and...
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