RPL3L and Duchenne muscular dystrophy: In mice, RPL3L has been experimentally linked to skeletal muscle dystrophy in mdx mice, a model of Duchene muscular dystrophy (DMD) [14]; knockdown of RPL3L expression in the tibialis anterior of mdx mice resulted in increased muscle force, suggesting that a decrease in endogenous RPL3L may have a protective role in DMD [15].