Molecular analysis of muscular dystrophy
โ Scribed by Kay E. Davies; Susan J. Kenwrick; Mark N. Patterson; Terry J. Smith; Susan M. Forrest; Huw R. Dorkins; Gareth S. Cross; Sarah B. England
- Book ID
- 105277017
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 885 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0142-4319
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive and lethal neuromuscular disorder caused by a defective gene on the X chromosome. There is no effective treatment and the biochemical defect is yet unknown. Mapping of the DMD locus to band Xp21 in the short arm of the X chromosome has given rise to
A total of 56 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients and 11 Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) patients was analyzed by extended "multiplex" amplification of the DMD/BMD gene; deletions were found in 60% of these patients. The data obtained were used to test the frameshift hypothesis and to compare