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Dystrophin
A rod-shaped cytoplasmic protein, and a vital part of a protein complex that connects the muscle cytoskeleton to the surrounding extracellular matrix through the cell membrane to maintain muscle integrity. Dystrophin deficiency/mutation is the cause of muscular dystrophy.
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