dystrophin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The effects were that muscular dystrophin was alleviated throughout the body.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
For example, the gene editor could be used in some patients to “repair” the existing dystrophin gene in muscle cells by snipping out a sequence that causes cells to misread it.
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
The guide RNAs were designed to trigger production of a missing protein called dystrophin.
From Nature ● Feb. 3, 2020
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