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Genotype-phenotype correlation in Becker muscular dystrophy in Chinese patients.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Oct 2018
Yuan Ruiyi, Yi Junfei, Xie Zhiying, Zheng Yimeng, Han Miao, Hou Yue, Wang Zhaoxia, Yuan Yun
Abstract excerpt
Large deletions and duplications are the most frequent causative mutations in Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), but genetic profile varied greatly among reports. We performed a comprehensive molecular investigation in 95 Chinese BMD patients. All patients were divided into three subtypes: normal muscle strength (type 1) in 18 cases, quadriceps myopathy (type 2) in 20 cases, and limb-girdle weakness (type 3) in 57...
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