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Prenatal diagnosis in myotonic dystrophy type 1. Thirteen years of experience: implications for reproductive counselling in DM1 families.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jan 2007
Martorell Loreto, Cobo Ana Maria, Baiget Montserrat, Naudó Montserrat, Poza Juan José, Parra Juan
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OBJECTIVES: To analyse the results obtained from prenatal diagnoses in myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) performed in our hospitals during the last 13 years. METHODS: Molecular analyses were conducted on chorionic villi or cultured amniotic fluid samples obtained for prenatal diagnosis of DM1. CTG expansion was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Southern blot techniques. RESULTS: From 154 prenatal...
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