ALTERNATIVE SPLICING OF DYSTROPHIN EXON-4 IN NORMAL HUMAN MUSCLE

Authors
TORELLI S MUNTONI F
Citation
S. Torelli et F. Muntoni, ALTERNATIVE SPLICING OF DYSTROPHIN EXON-4 IN NORMAL HUMAN MUSCLE, Human genetics, 97(4), 1996, pp. 521-523
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity
Journal title
Human genetics → ACNP
ISSN journal
03406717
Volume
97
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
521 - 523
Database
ISI
SICI code
0340-6717(1996)97:4<521:ASODEI>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
The dystrophin gene is composed of at least 86 exons and the occurrenc e of several alternative splicing sites, mainly occurring in its 3' re gion, is a well recognised phenomenon. We have found that exon 4 can a lso be alternatively spliced in human skeletal and cardiac muscle.