Lipids and proteins of erythrocyte membrane in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The lipid and protein composition of erythrocyte membranes from patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy was studied. When compared with age and sex-matched controls, no significant change was observed in the content of cholesterol and phospholipid, phospholipid components and their fatty acid composition, though the lipid content and fatty acid distributions were different between adult and child controls. The protein distribution on SDS-acrylamide gel electrophoresis was identical for Duchenne patients and controls.