| Worm gene name: | dys-1 |
| Worm sequence name: | WBGene00001131.1; Alias F15D3.1 |
| Related human gene: | DMD |
| Associated human disease: | Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
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| Left primer sequence: | aaaatcatcgtcatcctcgc |
| Right primer sequence: | ttcacaagatgcaagttcgc |
| Size of PCR product: | 324 |
| Brief description: | The dys-1 gene encodes an ortholog of human DMD, which when mutated leads to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (OMIM:310200)or to the milder form Becker muscular dystrophy carried on the X chromosome. Mapping and genetic studies indicate mutations in the gene that encodes dystrophin and two-thirds are deletions of one or more exons in the dystrophin gene.
The gene dys-1 is expressed in C. elegans in body wall muscles, vulva muscles, head muscles and pharygeal muscles. |
| Report any problems that might have appeared and any solutions: | To be seen from experimentation |
