dystrophin
noun
dys·tro·phin
ˈdi-strə-ˌfin 
: a protein that is associated with a transmembrane complex of skeletal muscle cells and that is absent in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and deficient or defective in Becker muscular dystrophy
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Other studies have gotten around the problem by creating smaller versions of dystrophins, with promising effects in tests in dogs.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 22 July 2024
But inspired by an older man who was missing nearly half of the protein yet had only mild muscular dystrophy, Chamberlain’s lab 2 decades ago devised a gene for a miniature dystrophin.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 23 May 2023
Duchenne is a rare fatal neuromuscular disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene that result in a progressive loss of muscle function and weakness, including in the heart and skeleton.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
The guide RNAs were designed to trigger production of a missing protein called dystrophin.
—Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2020
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 22 July 2024
But inspired by an older man who was missing nearly half of the protein yet had only mild muscular dystrophy, Chamberlain’s lab 2 decades ago devised a gene for a miniature dystrophin.
—Byjocelyn Kaiser, science.org, 23 May 2023
Duchenne is a rare fatal neuromuscular disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene that result in a progressive loss of muscle function and weakness, including in the heart and skeleton.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2019
The guide RNAs were designed to trigger production of a missing protein called dystrophin.
—Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2020
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“Dystrophin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dystrophin. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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dystrophin
noun
dys·tro·phin
ˈdis-trə-ˌfin
: a protein of high molecular weight that is associated with a transmembrane glycoprotein complex of skeletal muscle cells and is absent in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and deficient or of abnormal molecular weight in Becker muscular dystrophy
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