The Dystrophinopathies: An Alternative to the Structural Hypothesis

Abnormal expression of the cytoskeletal protein dystrophin has deleterious consequences for skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and the central nervous system. A complete failure to express the protein produces Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), in which there is extensive and progressive skeletal musc...

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Main Author: C.George Carlson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1998-07-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996198901887