Asymptomatic dystrophinopathy

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-267

  Morrone, Amelia ^a   Zammarchi, Enrico ^b   Scacheri, Peter C ^c,d   Donati, Maria A ^d   Hoop, Rita C ^b,c   Servidei, Serenella ^a,d   Galluzzi, Giuliana ^d   Hoffman, Eric P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

aspartate aminotransferase; Becker muscular dystrophy; dystrophin; hyperCKemia

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; DYSTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSTROPHIN; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PEDIGREE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031004721     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19970331)69:3<261::AID-AJMG9>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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