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Modular flexibility of dystrophin: Implications for gene therapy of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Scott Q. Harper, Michael A. Hauser, Christiana DelloRusso, Dongsheng Duan, Robert W. Crawford, Stephanie F. Phelps, Hollie A. Harper, Ann S. Robinson, John F. Engelhardt, Susan V. Brooks,

Nature Medicine · 2002 · 561 citations · 35 references

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Point mutations define a sequence flanking the AUG initiator codon that modulates translation by eukaryotic ribosomes

Marilyn Kozak · Cell · 1986 · 4.9K citations

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Dystrophin: The protein product of the duchenne muscular dystrophy locus

Eric P. Hoffman, Robert H. Brown, Louis M. Kunkel · Cell · 1987 · 4.7K citations

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Complete cloning of the duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cDNA and preliminary genomic organization of the DMD gene in normal and affected individuals

Eric P. Hoffman, Corlee J. Bertelson, Anthony P. Monaco et al. · Cell · 1987 · 2.4K citations

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The complete sequence of dystrophin predicts a rod-shaped cytoskeletal protein

Anthony P. Monaco, Louis M. Kunkel · Cell · 1988 · 1.5K citations

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Dystrophin protects the sarcolemma from stresses developed during muscle contraction.

Basil J. Petrof, Joseph B. Shrager, Hansell H. Stedman et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1993 · 1.5K citations

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