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Prenatal diagnosis in laminin α2 chain (merosin)-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy: A collective experience of five international centers

Mariz Vainzof, Pascale Richard, Ralf Herrmann, C. Jimenez‐Mallebrera, Beril Talim, Lydia U. Yamamoto, C. Ledeuil, R. Mein, Stephen Abbs, Martin Brockington,

Neuromuscular Disorders · 2005 · 41 citations · 24 references

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A role for the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex as a transmembrane linker between laminin and actin

JM Ervasti · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1993 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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A new nomenclature for the laminins

Robert E. Burgeson, Matthias Chiquet, Rainer Deutzmann et al. · Matrix Biology · 1994 · 756 citations

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Mutations in the laminin α2–chain gene (LAMA2) cause merosin–deficient congenital muscular dystrophy

A. Leclerc, Xu Zhang, Haluk Topaloğlu et al. · Nature Genetics · 1995 · 628 citations

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Congenital muscular dystrophy with merosin deficiency.

F.M.S. Tomé, Teresinha Evangelista, A. Leclerc et al. · PubMed · 1994 · 459 citations

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Merosin, a protein specific for basement membranes of Schwann cells, striated muscle, and trophoblast, is expressed late in nerve and muscle development.

Ilmo Leivo, Eva Engvall · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1988 · 380 citations · Full text

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