Tag: Eleni Kepler
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The Effects of Myoglianin Knockdown on Drosophila melanogaster with Myotonic Dystrophy Type One
By Eleni Kepler Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ginny Morriss Abstract Myotonic Dystrophy Type One (DM1) is a multisystemic disorder caused by a CTG repeat expansion in DMPK that is characterized primarily by low muscle tone. Another common symptom of DM1 is insulin resistance due to aberrant splicing of the insulin receptor in skeletal muscle (INSR), which…