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Genes

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 2009
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Genes are functional units of the genetic material in the chromosomes of each cell. This material is desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA. Its structure looks like an intertwined ladder, the double helix. ...

Tags: Gene, DNA, chromosome, cell, exon, RNA, Protein.

Dystrophin

• Last Edited: 12 Aug 2009
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What is Dystrophin?Dystrophin is a protein which binds to the muscle membrane cells and helps to maintain the muscle cell structure. It acts like a shock absorber for the muscle cells, and enable...

Tags: dystrophin, gene, protein, muscle, muscle cells, duchenne, muscular, dystrophy.

Utrophin

• Last Edited: 27 May 2009
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Found this interesting article but unfortunately at least 3 years to clinical rials.......http://www.physorg.com/news162569608.htmlNew therapy substitutes missing protein in those with muscular dy...

Tags: utrophin, duchenne, dystrophin, protein, muscle.

Inhibition of myostatin

• Last Edited: 13 Jul 2009
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Myostatin is produced in muscle cells as an inactive protein consisting of 375 amino acids. It circulates in the bloodstream as an inactive molecule. When it’s so-called propeptide is degrade...

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Nutrition maintenance

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2009
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is due to the fact the dystophin muscle is not producing protein, the usual response or thought is to eat more protein, but a diet high in fluid fiber, fresh fruits, an...

Tags: appetite, calcium, osteoporosis, dietary restrictions, protein.

Laminin - 111

• Last Edited: 27 Apr 2010
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For years, researchers have grappled with a key conceptual question regarding Muscular Dystrophy, which is a group of hereditary muscle diseases that weaken muscles that move the body.The most com...

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Glial dystrophin-associated proteins, laminin and agrin, are downregulated in the brain of mdx mice

• Last Edited: 31 Jan 2011
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Department of human anatomy and histology, University of Bari medical school, Bari ItalyIn this study, we investigated the involvement of dystrophin-associated protein(DAPs) and their relationship...

Tags: mRNA, protein, dystrophin.