Rapid and accurate diagnosis of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 615-617

  Lemmers, R J L F ^a   van der Wielen, M J R ^a   Bakker, E ^a   Frants, R R ^a   van der Maarel, S M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME 4Q; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA PROBE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LETTER; LONG RANGE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID DIAGNOSIS; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ALLELES; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL; MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748519219     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2006.07.013     Document Type: Letter

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