Differential expression of dystrophin isoforms in strains of mdx mice with different mutations

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1149-1153

  Im, Wha Bin ^a   Phelps, Stephanie F ^b   Copen, Eecole H ^b   Adams, Earl G ^a   Slightom, Jerry L ^a   Chamberlain, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CODON; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXON; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; INTRON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING;

EID: 0029820310     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.8.1149     Document Type: Article

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