Dystrophin-gene mutation location influences severity of electroretinogram defects in mouse models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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BACKGROUND: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) results from mutations in the DMD gene, which differentially affect dystrophin isoforms (Dp427, Dp260, Dp140, Dp71) expressed in distinct brain and retinal cell types. The selective loss of one or more isoforms contributes to heterogeneous cognitive and neuropsychiatric comorbidities. Here, we investigated whether specific mutations differentially affect retinal...

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