A different spectrum of DMD gene mutations in local Chinese patients with Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1079-1087

  Lo, Ivan Fai Man ^a   Lai, Kent Keung San ^a   Tong, Tony Ming For ^a   Lam, Stephen Tak Sum ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Becker muscular dystrophy; Chinese; Deletion; DMD; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Duplication; Mutation

Indexed keywords

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXON; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POINT MUTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 33746125276     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200607010-00004     Document Type: Article

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