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1991 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Molecular Pathological Analysis of the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Gene Product, Dystrophin.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01480242
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Neurology
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP)

Principal Investigator

ARAHATA Kiichi  National Center of Neurology and Section Chief, 神経研究所疾病研究第一部, 室長 (30053325)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TSUKAHARA Toshifumi  Neuroscience Research Staff, 神経センター・神経研究所疾病研究第一部, 研究員 (60207339)
ISHIURA Shoichi  Neuroscience Section Chief, 神経センター・神経研究所疾病研究第一部, 室長 (10158743)
SUGITA Hideo  Psychiatry, National Institute Director, 神経センター, 所長 (80009951)
ORIMO Satoshi  Neuroscience Research Fellow
ARIKAWA Eri  Neuroscience Research Fellow
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1991
KeywordsDuchenne muscular dystrophy / Becker muscular dystrophy / Dystrophin / Dystrophin test / DNA diagnosis / Immunocytochemistry / Immunoblotting
Research Abstract

Clinical and Molecular Pathological work-up of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy gene Product, Dystrophin
There is a growing evidence during past a few years to show the primary features of the pathogenesis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy which is the most common fatal X-linked recessive disease of muscle in children. Discovery of dystrophin, the normal protein product of the Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy gene, has enabled the diagnosis of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies based on gene and protein data : "molecular diagnosis". We found that such dystrophin gene and protein tests seem able to accurately distinguish various clinical phenotypes of muscular dystrophies that may or may no be related to the gene. If a patients does not fulfill the basic clinical criteria for Duchenne, Becker muscular dystrophies, an alternative diagnosis such as limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, quadriceps myopathy(QM), hyper CKemia, myoglobinuria can be made, and further molecular diagnosis should be considered. In fact, the syndrome called QM included a group of forme fruste BMD.

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All Publications (15 results)

  • [Publications] Arahata,K.: "Preservation of the C-terminus of dystrophin molecule in the skeletal muscle from Becker muscula dystrophy." J.Neurol.Sci.101. 148-156 (1991)

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  • [Publications] Arikawa,E.: "The frequency of patients having dystrophin abnormalities in a limbgirdle patient population." Neurology. 41. 1491-96 (1991)

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  • [Publications] Arikawa,E.: "Immunocytochemical analysis of dystrophin in congenital muscular dystrophy." J.Neurol.Sci.105. 79-87 (1991)

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  • [Publications] Ishiura,S.: "Antibody against the C-terminal portion of dystrophin crossreacts with the 400 kDa protein in the pia matter of dyxtrophin-deficient mdx mouse brain." j.Biochem.107. 510-513 (1990)

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  • [Publications] Yamaguchi,M.: "Antiserum againt the sythetic polypeptide fragment of dystrophin cross-reacts with myofibrillar C-protein." Proc.Japan Acad.66B. 19-22 (1990)

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  • [Publications] Arahata,K.: "Muscular Dystrophy Research" Angelini,C.et al.Excerpta Medica, 273 (1991)

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  • [Publications] Arahata,K.: "Frontiers in Muscle Research" Ozawa,E.et al.Excerpta Medica, 450 (1991)

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  • [Publications] Arahata, K., Beggs, A. H., Honda, H., Ito, S., Ishiura, S., Tsukahara, T., Ishiguro, T., Eguchi, C., Orimo, S., Arikawa, E., Kaido, M., Nonaka, I., Sugita, H. and Kunkel, L. M.: "Preservation of the C-terminus of dystrophin molecule in the skeletal muscle from Becker muscular dystrophy." J. Neurol. Sci.101. 148-156 (1991)

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  • [Publications] Arikawa, E., Hoffman, E. P., Kaido, M., Nonaka, I., Sugita, H. and Arahata, K.: "The frequency of patients having dystrophin abnormalities in a limbgirdle patient population." Neurology. 41. 1491-1496 (1991)

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  • [Publications] Arikawa, E., Ishihara, T., Nonaka, I., Sugita, H. and Arahata, K.: "Immunocytochemical analysis of dystrophin in congenital muscular dystrophy." J. Neurol. Sci.105. 79-87 (1991)

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  • [Publications] Yamaguchi, M., Ishiura, S., Obinata, T., Tsukahara, T., Arahata, K., Takano-Ohmuro, H., Tamiya, T., Tsuchiya, T. and Sugita, H.: "Antiserum against the synthetic polypeptide fragment of dystrophin cross-reacts with myofibrillar C-protein." Pro. Japan. Acad.66B. 19-22 (1990)

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  • [Publications] Ishiura, S., Arahata, K., Tsukahara, T., Koga, R., Anraku, H., Yamaguchi, T., Nonaka, I. and Sugita, H.: "Antibody against the C-terminal portion of dystrophin crossreacts with the 400 kDa protein in the pia mater of dystrophin-deficient mdx mouse brain." J. Biochem.107. 510-513 (1990)

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  • [Publications] Arahata, K., Ishiura, S., Tsukahara, T., Nonaka, I. and Sugita, H.: "Conservation of the C-terminal region of dystrophin in Becker but not Duchenne muscular dystrophy." Neurology. 40. 411 (1990)

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  • [Publications] Arikawa, E., Arahata, K., Nonaka, I. and Sugita, H.: "Dystrophin analysis in congenital muscular dystrophy." Neurology. 40. 206 (1990)

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  • [Publications] Arahata, K., Hoffman, E. P. Kunkel, L. M., Ishiura, S., Tsukahara, T., Ishihara, T., Sunohara, N., Nonaka, I., Ozawa, E. and Sugita, H.: "Dystrophin diagnosis : comparison of dystrophin abnormalities by immunofluorescent and immunoblot analyses." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA). 86. 7154-7158 (1989)

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Published: 1993-03-16  

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