Failure of early diagnosis in symptomatic Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9152, 1999, Pages 557-558

  Bushby, K M D ^a   Hill, A ^b   Steele, J G ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; DYSTROPHIN;

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PLANNING; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033023116     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)05279-9     Document Type: Article

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