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A pilot study of newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Guangzhou
1 Oct 2022
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Background: To estimate the overall situation of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) screening in newborns in Guangzhou, China. Method: A total of 62553 newborns including 44268 males and 18285 females were screened for DMD by measuring muscle specific creatine kinase isoform (CK-MM) concentrations using the GSP® Neonatal CK-MM kit based on time-resolved immunofluorescence. We recalled positive cases and...
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