Pathological evaluation of rats carrying in-frame mutations in the dystrophin gene: a new model of Becker muscular dystrophy [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

In conclusion, the outcomes of this study contribute to the further understanding of BMD pathology and help elucidate the efficiency of dystrophin recovery treatments in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a more severe form of X-linked muscular dystrophy.

Source: DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms - September 27, 2020 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Teramoto, N., Sugihara, H., Yamanouchi, K., Nakamura, K., Kimura, K., Okano, T., Shiga, T., Shirakawa, T., Matsuo, M., Nagata, T., Daimon, M., Matsuwaki, T., Nishihara, M. Tags: Rat as a Disease Model, Neuromuscular RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research