Accurate diagnosis of carriers of deletions and duplications in Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy by fluorescent dosage analysis

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 550-558

  Yau, S G ^a   Bobrow, M ^a,b   Mathew, C G ^a   Abbs, S J ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carrier diagnosis; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA SEQUENCE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXON; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0030016279     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.7.550     Document Type: Article

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