Abstract
The dystrophin gene is composed of at least 86 exons and the occurrence of several alternative splicing sites, mainly occurring in its 3' region, is a well recognised phenomenon. We have found that exon 4 can also be alternatively spliced in human skeletal and cardiac muscle.
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Torelli, S., Muntoni, F. Alternative splicing of dystrophin exon 4 in normal human muscle. Hum Genet 97, 521–523 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02267079
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