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. 2021 Apr 7;78(11):4867–4891. doi: 10.1007/s00018-021-03821-x

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4

Muscle–bone relation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. DMD symptoms related to bones and tendons associated with skeletal muscles are listed in boxes. Molecular mechanisms underlying pathogenesis in the muscle–bone relation are described in the text. Abbreviations: transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), Wnt/β-catenin (Wnt/β-cat), receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK), RANK ligand (RANKL), osteoprotegerin (OPG), interleukin (IL), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21), periostin (POSTN), osteonectin (SPARC), integrin α7 (ITGA7)