Assessment of a symptomatic Duchenne muscular dystrophy carrier 20 years after myoblast transplantation from her asymptomatic identical twin sister.

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Because it is due to a mutation on the X-chromosome, Duchenne muscular dystrophy rarely affects women, unless there is an unequal lyonisation of the X-chromosome containing the normal dystrophin gene. We report here the unique situation of a symptomatic Duchenne muscular dystrophy woman who was transplanted with myoblasts received from her asymptomatic monozygotic twin sister 20 years ago. Specific dynamometry...

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