The letter by on the theoretical expectations for deletional mutations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is very misleading. The authors base al1 of their arguments and calculations on the hypothesis that, in DMD, deletions occur exclusively or aimost exclusively by homologous recombination, and
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Reply to F. Giannelli: Theoretical expectations for deletional mutations in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
✍ Scribed by Grimm, T. ;Danieli, G. A. ;Müller, C. R. ;Opitz, John M.
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- John Wiley and Sons
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- 1988
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- 31
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- Article
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- 0148-7299
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## To the Editor: In a population, when equilibrium between mutation and selection is reached, a fraction (x) of individuals affected by an X-linked recessive lethal disorder is due to new mutations [Haldane, 19351. Being p, the mutation rate in female germ cells, and v, the mutation rate in male