Genetic analysis of dystrophin gene for affected male and female carriers with Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy in Korea

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 274-280

  Lee, Bo Lyun ^a   Nam, Sook Hyun ^b   Lee, Jun Hwa ^c   Ki, Chang Seok ^c   Lee, Munhyang ^c   Lee, Jeehun ^c  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Deletion; Duchenne becker muscular dystrophy; Duplication; Gene amplification

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DNA SEQUENCE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; INFANT; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH KOREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DYSTROPHIN; EXONS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 84863254632     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.3.274     Document Type: Article

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