Deletion analysis of the dystrophin gene in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy patients: Use in carrier diagnosis

Neurology India

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-226

  Kumari, Daman ^a   Mital, A ^a   Gupta, M ^b   Goyle, S ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Carrier diagnosis; Deletions; Dystrophin; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE PROBE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIBLING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DYSTROPHIN; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 0242610466     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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