Relationship between utrophin and regenerating muscle fibers in duchenne muscular dystrophy

JY Shim, TS Kim - Yonsei medical journal, 2003 - eymj.org
JY Shim, TS Kim
Yonsei medical journal, 2003eymj.org
Fibers in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Page 1 Yonsei Medical Journal Vol. 44, No. 1, pp.
15-23, 2003 Relationship between Utrophin and Regenerating Muscle Fibers in Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy Jeong Yun Shim and Tai Seung Kim Department of Pathology, Pundang
CH4 Hospital, Pochun CH4 Medical College and Konsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,
Korea. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a dystrophinopathy, and its associated gene is
located on Xp21. Moreover, utrophin, a recently identified structural homologue of dystrophin …
Abstract
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a dystrophinopathy, and its associated gene is located on Xp21. Moreover, utrophin, a recently identified structural homologue of dystrophin is reported to be up-regulated in DMD.
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