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Grant: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM

Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM

Amount

$101,209.00

Award Date

7/10/2010

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Attachment of muscle fibers to the basement membrane (BM) is necessary for musculoskeletal function. Mutations in genes that inactivate proteins required for adhesion to the BM lead to multiple myopathies such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscul