adhalin


adhalin

(ad'hal-in), A 50-kD glycoprotein associated with dystrophin, deficient in patients with some forms of muscular dystrophy. [Ar. adhal, muscle + -in]

Adhalin

A 50 kD dystrophin-related glycoprotein, the gene for which is located on chromosome 17q21. Adhalin deficiency is linked to autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy.