Prenatal diagnosis of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-176

  Restagno, G ^a   Romero, N ^b   Richard, I ^c   Beckmann, J S ^c   Pagliano, M ^e   Ferrone, M ^e   Carbonara, A ^e   Merlini, L ^d  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^c GÉNÉTHON   (France)

^d RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

BMD; Differential molecular diagnosis; LGMD2A; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN; DYSTROPHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MALE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030003075     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8966(96)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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