New variants, challenges and pitfalls in DMD genotyping: implications in diagnosis, prognosis and therapy.

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Molecular characterization of patients with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophies is essential for establishing a differential diagnosis, allowing appropriate clinical follow-up, patient management and genetic counseling. In light of the recent mutation-based therapeutic approaches, DMD gene analysis has gained further relevance. Owing to the size and complexity of the DMD gene and the diversity of mutation...

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