A-utrophin up-regulation in mdx skeletal muscle is independent of regeneration.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a fatal childhood disease caused by mutations that abolish the expression of dystrophin in muscle. Utrophin is a paralogue of dystrophin and can functionally replace it in skeletal muscle. A method to induce utrophin up-regulation in muscle should therefore be therapeu...

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Autori principali: Weir, A, Morgan, J, Davies, K
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2004