Expression analysis in multiple muscle groups and serum reveals complexity in the MicroRNA transcriptome of the mdx mouse with implications for therapy

Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2012, Pages e39-

  Roberts, Thomas C ^a   Blomberg, K Emelie M ^b   McClorey, Graham ^a   Andaloussi, Samir El ^a,b   Godfrey, Caroline ^a   Betts, Corinne ^a   Coursindel, Thibault ^c   Gait, Michael J ^c   Smith, Ci Edvard ^b   Wood, Matthew Ja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Mdx; Microarray; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868368129     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mtna.2012.26     Document Type: Article

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