Myotubular myopathy and the neuromuscular junction: a novel therapeutic approach from mouse models

• Main Authors: James J. Dowling (Author), Romain Joubert (Author), Sean E. Low (Author), Ashley N. Durban (Author), Nadia Messaddeq (Author), Xingli Li (Author), Ashley N. Dulin-Smith (Author), Andrew D. Snyder (Author), Morgan L. Marshall (Author), Jordan T. Marshall (Author), Alan H. Beggs (Author), Anna Buj-Bello (Author), Christopher R. Pierson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Company of Biologists, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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SUMMARY Myotubular myopathy (MTM) is a severe congenital muscle disease characterized by profound weakness, early respiratory failure and premature lethality. MTM is defined by muscle biopsy findings that include centralized nuclei and disorganization of perinuclear organelles. No treatments current...