Post-natal knockdown of fukutin-related protein expression in muscle by long-term RNA interference induces dystrophic pathology

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 261-272

  Wang, Chi Hsien ^a,b   Chan, Yiumo Michael ^c   Tang, Ru Hang ^a   Xiao, Bin ^a   Lu, Peijuan ^c   Keramaris Vrantsis, Elizabeth ^c   Zheng, Hui ^a   Qiao, Chunping ^a   Jiang, Jiangang ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Ma, Hsin I ^b,d   Lu, Qilong ^c   Xiao, Xiao ^a  

^a University of North Carolina   (United States)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; FUKUTIN RELATED PROTEIN; LAMININ; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN REGULATION; FIBROSIS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO GENE TRANSFER; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 79251486343     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: 15252191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.11.020     Document Type: Article

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