Deletion patterns of dystrophin gene in Hungarian patients with Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophies

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 552-554

  Herczegfalvi, Á ^a   Toth G ^b   Gyurus P ^c   Morava, É ^b   Endreffy, E ^d   Fodor, F ^e   Mechler, F ^e   Laszlo A ^d   Rasko I ^f   Melegh, B ^b,c  

^a HEIM PÁL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^c MTA POTE Res Grp of Clin Genetics   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^f INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Deletion pattern analysis; Duchenne Becker muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin gene

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; DYSTROPHIN; EXONS; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INTRONS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 0345580874     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(99)00044-9     Document Type: Article

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