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Novel mutation leading to splice donor loss in a conserved site of DMD gene causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy with cryptorchidism.
Journal of medical genetics - 19 Jul 2024
Chen Jianhai, Jia Yangying, Zhong Jie, Zhang Kun, Dai Hongzheng, He Guanglin, Li Fuping, Zeng Li, Fan Chuanzhu, Xu Huayan
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BACKGROUND: As one of the most common congenital abnormalities in male births, cryptorchidism has been found to have a polygenic aetiology according to previous studies of common variants. However, little is known about genetic predisposition of rare variants for cryptorchidism, since rare variants have larger effective size on diseases than common variants. METHODS: In this study, a cohort of 115 Chinese...
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