Genotypic diagnosis of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies;Le diagnostic genotypique des myopathies de Duchenne et de Becker

Annales de Biologie Clinique

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 417-426

  Tuffery Giraud, S ^a   Chambert, S ^a   Demaille, J ^a   Claustres, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (France)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Mutations; Prenatal diagnosis; Protein truncation test

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; PROTEIN;

BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PEDIGREE;

DYSTROPHIN; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0032772269     PISSN: 00033898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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