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The observation of megamitochondria in skeletal muscle biopsies is exclusive to this type of MD. The disease is caused by loss of function mutations in the choline kinase beta (CHKB) gene which results in dysfunction of the Kennedy pathway for the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine. We have previously reported a rostrocaudal MD (rmd) mouse with a deletion in the Chkb gene resulting in an MDCMC-like phenotype, and we used this mouse to test gene therapy strategies for the rescue and alleviation of the dystrophic phenotype. Introduction of a muscle-specific Chkb transgene completely rescues motor and behavioral function in the rmd mouse model, confirming the cell-autonomous nature of the disease. Intramuscular gene therapy post-disease onset using an adeno-associated viral 6 (AAV6) vector carrying a functional copy of Chkb is also capable of rescuing the dystrophy phenotype. In addition, we examined the ability of choline kinase alpha (Chka), a gene paralog of Chkb, to improve dystrophic phenotypes when upregulated in skeletal muscles of rmd mutant mice using a similar AAV6 vector. 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