Functional muscle ischemia in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy

Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) comprise a spectrum of devastating X-linked muscle wasting disease for which there is no treatment. DMD/BMD is caused by mutations in the gene encoding dystrophin, a cytoskeletal protein that stabilizes the muscle membrane and also targets other prote...

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Main Author: Gail D Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2013.00381/full