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dystrophin

British  
/ ˈdɪstrəfɪn /

noun

  1. a protein, the absence of which is believed to cause muscular dystrophy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The effects were that muscular dystrophin was alleviated throughout the body.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

The DNA encoding dystrophin is too large to package into the AAVs widely used in gene therapy.

From Science Magazine May 23, 2023

The rare, genetic muscle-wasting disease is caused by a mutation in the gene needed to produce a protein called dystrophin.

From Seattle Times Nov. 4, 2022

His condition stems from a mutation in a gene that provides instructions for making dystrophin, a protein primarily in muscles used for movement and cardiac muscle.

From Washington Post Feb. 5, 2022

Importantly, even if an exon is missing, functional dystrophin can still be made.

From Nature Oct. 15, 2019

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