Hemojuvelin is a novel suppressor for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and age‐related muscle wasting

• Main Authors: Peng Zhang (Author), Jian He (Author), Fei Wang (Author), Jing Gong (Author), Lu Wang (Author), Qian Wu (Author), Wenjiong Li (Author), Hongju Liu (Author), Jing Wang (Author), Kunshan Zhang (Author), Mao Li (Author), Xusheng Huang (Author), Chuanqiang Pu (Author), Ying Li (Author), Fengjie Jiang (Author), Fudi Wang (Author), Junxia Min (Author), Xiaoping Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Muscle wasting occurs in response to various physiological and pathological conditions, including ageing and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Transforming growth factor‐β1 (TGF‐β1) contributes to muscle pathogenesis in elderly people and DMD patients; inhibition of TGF‐β1 signa...