Occurrence of Duchenne dystrophy in Klinefelter's syndrome.

doi:10.1136/adc.69.4.453

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Occurrence of Duchenne dystrophy in Klinefelter's syndrome.

Archives of disease in childhood - 1 Oct 1993

Ramesh V, Mountford R, Kingston H M, Kelsey A, Noronha M J, Clarke M A

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A boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and facial dysmorphism in conjunction with Klinefelter's genotype 47XXY is presented; this is an unusual situation with two genetic errors evolving over two generations. Karyotyping should be considered in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy who have unusu...

Topics

Child, Preschool
Family Health
Genotype
Humans
Karyotyping
Klinefelter Syndrome
Male
Muscular Dystrophies
Pedigree

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