Sensitivity and frequencies of dystrophin gene mutations in Thai DMD/BMD patients as detected by multiplex PCR

Disease Markers

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-121

  Sura, Thanyachai ^a   Eu ahsunthornwattana, Jakris ^a   Pingsuthiwong, Sarinee ^a   Busabaratana, Manisa ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Duchenne muscular dystrophy; Dystrophin; Gene deletion; Multiplex PCR; Sensitivity; Thai people

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; BOOTSTRAPPING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THAILAND;

EID: 55449128332     PISSN: 02780240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/521568     Document Type: Article

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