Dysferlin-deficiency has greater impact on function of slow muscles, compared with fast, in aged BLAJ mice.

Dysferlinopathies are a form of muscular dystrophy caused by gene mutations resulting in deficiency of the protein dysferlin. Symptoms manifest later in life in a muscle specific manner, although the pathomechanism is not well understood. This study compared the impact of dysferlin-deficiency on in...

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Main Authors: Erin M Lloyd, Hongyang Xu, Robyn M Murphy, Miranda D Grounds, Gavin J Pinniger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214908