"Dysferlin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A membrane protein that contains multiple C2 DOMAINS. It is highly expressed in skeletal muscle and functions as a calcium ion sensor in SYNAPTIC VESICLE-PLASMA MEMBRANE fusion, as well as in SARCOLEMMA repair following mechanical stress. Mutations in the dysferlin (DYSF) gene are associated with several hereditary MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES.
| Descriptor ID |
D000073939
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.210.500.248 D12.776.543.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Dysferlin- Dysferlin
- Fer-1-like Protein 1
- Fer 1 like Protein 1
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dysferlin" by people in Profiles.
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Homozygous mutations in caveolin-3 cause a severe form of rippling muscle disease. Ann Neurol. 2003 Apr; 53(4):512-20.
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