Deletion mutations in the dystrophin gene of Saudi patients with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1478-1482

  Al Jumah, Mohammed ^a   Majumdar, Ramanath ^a   Al Rajeh, Saad ^b   Chaves Carballo, Enrique ^c   Salih, Mustafa M ^a   Awada, Adnan ^a   Al Shahwan, Saad ^d   Al Uthaim, Shifa ^a  

^a Prince Sultan Military Medical City   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^d KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; DNA; DYSTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELATIVE; SAUDI ARABIA; VOLUNTEER;

ARABS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DYSTROPHIN; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0036956615     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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