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In order to ensure detection of splice site as well as exon sequence alterations, genomic sequence surrounding each of the sequence-known fragments of dystrophin was mined from the NIH GenBank database.
We have shown that it is now feasible for clinical laboratories to begin testing for both point mutations and large mutations in the dystrophin gene using this or one of the other available methods for mutation detection.
LIF and CNTF stimulate muscle regeneration in vivo [ 62 63 ] , as do other growth factors; such as insulin-like growth factor [ 64 65 ] . The power of LIF to regenerate muscle is seen in dystrophin null mdx mice, where exogenous LIF regenerates atrophied diaphragm muscle [ 66 ] . LIF induced signaling appears to be essential in muscle development as seen by muscle atrophy in the absence of LIFR on E18.
As the extraocular muscle is one of the few muscles spared in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the dystrophin associated protein complex present in extraocular muscle may respond differently to mutation of the complex than other striated muscle [ 17, 18].
A third subcomplex involves the dystrobrevins [ 7, 8] and syntrophins [ 9] which form a complex at the C-terminal region of dystrophin [ 10, 11, 12] and have an as yet unidentified function.