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Carrier detection in Duchenne muscular dystrophy using molecular methods.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Jun 2013
Sakthivel Murugan S M, Arthi C, Thilothammal N, Lakshmi B R
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies are X-linked allelic disorders which are caused by mutations in the DMD gene. Carrier analysis in DMD is complicated due to the heterozygous nature of the X chromosome. Several techniques have been tried for carrier analysis in families where the mutation is identified including quantitative multiplex PCR (qmPCR), Southern blot, and now multiplex...
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