Morpholino Versus Myotonic Dystrophy (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Morpholino Versus Myotonic Dystrophy (1 of 2)

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Fluorescence in situ hybridization identifies foci of expanded triplet CUG repeat RNA (red) in nuclei (blue) of a human myotonic dystrophy type 1 muscle cell co-labeled for myosin protein (green). This image relates to an article that appeared in the July 17, 2009, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. T. M. Wheeler of the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y., and colleagues, was titled, "Reversal of RNA-Dominance by Displacement of Protein Sequestered on Triplet Repeat RNA."

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