Carrier detection of Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy by using fluorescent linkage analysis in Taiwan

Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-74

  Lee, Cheng Chun ^c   Wu, Mei Chen ^c   Wu, Jer Yuarn ^c   Li, Tsai Chung ^b   Tsai, Fuu Jen ^a   Tsai, Chang Hai ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Duchenne Becker muscular dystrophy; Fluorescent linkage analysis; Intragenic STR marker

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TAIWAN; TANDEM REPEAT;

ALLELES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HAPLOTYPES; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES;

EID: 0034029171     PISSN: 00016578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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