Advanced therapeutic approaches in sarcoglycanopathies.

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Sarcoglycanopathies are rare autosomal recessive diseases belonging to the family of limb-girdle muscular dystrophies. They are caused by mutations in the genes coding for α-, β-, γ-, and δ-sarcoglycan. The mutations impair the assembly of a key structural complex, which normally protects the sarcolemma of striated muscle from contraction-derived stress. Although heterogeneous, sarcoglycanopathies are...

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