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Analysis of Dystrophin Deletion Mutations Predicts Age of Cardiomyopathy Onset in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, 10/01/09

WenKaspar R et al. – The authors identified specific regions of the dystrophin gene that when mutated predispose BMD patients to early–onset DCM. In addition, they propose that some mutations lead to early–onset DCM via specific alterations in protein folding. These findings have potential implications for early intervention in the cardiac care of BMD patients and for therapeutic approaches that target the heart in dystrophinopathies.

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