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Diagnosis of Duchenne dystrophy by enhanced detection of small mutations.
Neurology - 28 Aug 2001
Mendell J R, Buzin C H, Feng J, Yan J, Serrano C, Sangani D S, Wall C, Prior T W, Sommer S S
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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether detection of small mutations of the dystrophin gene can be increased using an enhanced method of single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis. BACKGROUND: Usual methods of DNA analysis for Duchenne dystrophy cannot identify mutations in one-third of cases. Muscle biopsy, with its inherent risks and added liability for patients with Duchenne dystrophy, becomes the sole method of...
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