A splice site mutation in laminin-α2 results in a severe muscular dystrophy and growth abnormalities in zebrafish.

A splice site mutation in laminin-α2 results in a severe muscular dystrophy and growth abnormalities in zebrafish.

Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of inherited muscle disorders. In patients, muscle weakness is usually present at or shortly after birth and is progressive in nature. Merosin deficient congenital muscular dystrophy (MDC1A) is a form of CMD caus...

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Main Authors: Vandana A Gupta, Genri Kawahara, Jennifer A Myers, Aye T Chen, Thomas E Hall, M Chiara Manzini, Peter D Currie, Yi Zhou, Leonard I Zon, Louis M Kunkel, Alan H Beggs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3428294?pdf=render

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