DMD is caused by a mutation in the dystrophin gene -- usually a large, out-of-frame deletion. Dystrophin is a structural protein associated with the support scaffolding of plasma membrane in muscle cells. Absent dystrophin causes a weakening of muscles, particularly skeletal and cardiac muscle.
The bottom portion of Pesky's Pole, with the Green Monster in the background and Fenway Park 's right field seats in the foreground. Pesky's Pole in the late innings of Boston's 11-6 win over the Oakland Athletics on September 26, 2009. Pesky's Pole, commonly referred to as The Pesky Pole, is the nickname for the right field foul pole at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
Pripyat (Ukrainian: Ð¿ÑÐ¸ÌÐ¿'ÑÑÑ, PrÃ½p'jatâ²; Russian: Ð¿ÑÐ¸ÌÐ¿ÑÑÑ, PrÃ­pyatâ² Pronunciation) is a ghost town in northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus. Named after the nearby Pripyat River, Pripyat was founded on 4 February 1970, as the ninth nuclear city (a type of closed city) in the Soviet Union, to serve the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.