title: Introduction to muscular dystrophy.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neuroscience, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-5068, USA. jdp7@po.cwru.edu
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D049030:Dystroglycans; D016189:Dystrophin / Q000172:deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018485:Muscle Fibers, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; C483081:DAG1 protein, human; D016189:Dystrophin; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D049030:Dystroglycans