IMMUNOSTAINING OF DYSTROPHIN AND UTROPHIN IN SKELETAL-MUSCLE OF DYSTROPHINOPATHIES
IMMUNOSTAINING OF DYSTROPHIN AND UTROPHIN IN SKELETAL-MUSCLE OF DYSTROPHINOPATHIES
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DOI:
10.2169/internalmedicine.33.277
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发表时间:
1994-05-01
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
SUGITA, H
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作者:
SAHASHI, K;IBI, T;SUGITA, H
Immunostaining of biopsied skeletal muscle of 4 Duchenne (DMD), 12 Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) and 3 DMD carriers' was performed using monoclonal antibodies against dystrophin and utrophin. In DMD, dystrophin-negative staining was observed except for revertant fibers which showed different stain patterns for each antibody. In 7 BMDs, there was faint/patchy stain in cases of deletion between exons 45-52, while in one case there was deletion between exons 12-17 and no stain was noted relevant to the deletion site. Moreover, in 2 cases of undetectable deletion, antibodies which recognize a terminal portion of the C-terminal domain revealed the absent stain. In DMD, the utrophin-positive fibers corresponded to dystrophin-negative fibers. In BMD, this relationship did not necessarily occur in each fiber. In DMD carriers, a cluster of dystrophin-negative fibers which was positive for utrophin were prominent. In dystrophinopathy, the immunostaining of dystrophin and utrophin is useful, in combination with dystrophin gene analysis to make a definite diagnosis.