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Desmin Summary

Description: An intermediate filament protein found predominantly in smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscle cells. Localized at the Z line. MW 50,000 to 55,000 is species dependent.

Also Known As: Skeletin

Networked: 2461 relevant articles (29 outcomes, 193 trials/studies) for this Bio-Agent

Key Diseases for which Desmin is Relevant

  1. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 5 outcomes 73 studies in 1211 results
  2. Cardiomyopathies (Cardiomyopathy) : 4 outcomes 13 studies in 102 results
  3. Rhabdomyosarcoma : 4 outcomes 9 studies in 113 results
  4. Fibrosis (Cirrhosis) : 4 outcomes 2 studies in 70 results
  5. Muscular Diseases (Myopathy) : 2 outcomes 15 studies in 231 results
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Drugs Related to Desmin

  1. Antibodies
  2. Vimentin
  3. Myogenin
  4. Keratins (Keratin)
  5. Proteins (Proteins, Gene)
  6. calponin
  7. Crystallins (Crystallin)
  8. Vinculin
  9. Cytoskeletal Proteins
  10. MART-1 Antigen
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Therapies Related to Desmin

  1. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients)
  2. Nephrectomy
  3. Homologous Transplantation (Allograft)
  4. Transplants (Transplant)
  5. Heterologous Transplantation (Xenotransplantation)
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