Disruption of dystrophin or the sarcoglycans within the dystrophin protein complex leads to muscular dystrophy. The dystrophin complex is enriched in myofibers and concentrated into costameres, rib-like structures in the plasma membrane. In the absence of dystrophin, the plasma membrane becomes
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