Molecular mechanisms of disease in the collagen VI-related muscular dystrophies

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/491252

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The inherited muscular dystrophies are an important cause of disability in Australia. This project concentrates on the second most common group of congenital muscular dystrophies - those caused by mutations in collagen VI and its interacting partners. We will determine how mutations affect the structure of the protein and how the muscle is disrupted by the mutations. This work will open the way for research into potential therapies. We will also find new genes that cause muscular dystrophy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $519,715.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

extracellular matrix | inherited disorders | muscular dystrophy | mutation screening | protein structure | protein-protein interactions

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