Diagnostic, predictive, and prenatal testing for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy: Diagnostic approach for sporadic and familial cases

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-35

  Bakker, E ^a   Van Der Wielen, M J R ^a   Voorhoeve, E ^a   Ippel, P F ^b   Padberg, G W ^c   Frants, R R ^a   Wijmenga, C ^a,d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Clinical Genetics Center Utrecht   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA diagnosis; Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 4Q; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUTATION RATE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030052273     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.1.29     Document Type: Article

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