Detection of dystrophin deletion carriers using FISH analysis

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-22

  Calvano, S ^a   Memeo, E ^a   Piemontese, M R ^a   Melchionda, S ^a   Bisceglia, L ^a   Gasparini, P ^a   Zelante, L ^a  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carrier diagnosis; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; FISH analysis; PCR

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030741377     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1997.tb02509.x     Document Type: Article

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