Linkage of Tunisian autosomal recessive Duchenne-like muscular dystrophy to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 13q.

doi:10.1038/ng1292-315

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Linkage of Tunisian autosomal recessive Duchenne-like muscular dystrophy to the pericentromeric region of chromosome 13q.

Nature genetics - 1 Dec 1992

Ben Othmane K, Ben Hamida M, Pericak-Vance M A, Ben Hamida C, Blel S, Carter S C, Bowcock A M, Petruhkin K, Gilliam T C, Roses A D

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Autosomal recessive Duchenne-like muscular dystrophy (DLMD) is a severe dystrophic myopathy. The incidence is unknown because of its clinical similarity to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Three highly inbred DLMD families from Tunisia were analysed for chromosomal linkage using 135 polymorphic...

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Centromere
Chromosome Mapping
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13
Consanguinity
DNA, Satellite
Female
Genes, Recessive
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Humans
Male
Muscular Dystrophies
Pedigree
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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PMID: 1303286
DOI: 10.1038/ng1292-315

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