Mutation analysis in a population-based cohort of boys with duchenne or becker muscular dystrophy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-430

  Cunniff, Christopher ^a   Andrews, Jennifer ^a   Meaney, John F ^a   Mathews, Katherine D ^b   Matthews, Dennis ^c   Ciafaloni, Emma ^d   Miller, Timothy M ^a   Bodensteiner, John B ^e   Miller, Lisa A ^f   James, Katherine A ^f   Druschel, Charlotte M ^g   Romitti, Paul A ^b   Pandya, Shree ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^e Carondelet Health Network St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^f Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^g New York City Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genetics; Health services research; Neuromuscular disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DYSTROPHIN; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; MUTATION; POINT MUTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64249113041     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073808324770     Document Type: Article

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