Linker Proteins May be the Missing Links for Muscular Dystrophy Therapy (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

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Linker Proteins May be the Missing Links for Muscular Dystrophy Therapy (2 of 3)

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Muscular dystrophy disrupts critical linkages that keep muscle fibers intact, and scientists genetically engineered mice to express special mag proteins to restore lost connections.

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J.R. Reinhard <i>et al., Science Translational Medicine</i> (2017)

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