Gene deletions were screened in 49 Japanese Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients from 43 families, using the polymerase chain reaction. Enzymatic amplification was carried out on six regions prone to deletion. Fifteen of 43 families (33%) had gene deletions in at least one of the six regions. This f
Gene-deletion and carrier detections, and prenatal diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy by analysis of the dystrophin gene amplified by polymerase chain reaction
β Scribed by Satoshi Fujishita; Noritoshi Shibuya; Norio Niikawa; Shigenobu Nagataki
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 467 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-232X
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