Modeling Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 Using <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>
Myotonic dystrophy 2 (DM2) is a genetic multi-systemic disease primarily affecting skeletal muscle. It is caused by CCTGn expansion in intron 1 of the <i>CNBP</i> gene, which encodes a zinc finger protein. DM2 disease has been successfully modeled in <i>Drosophila melanogaster,<...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/18/14182 |