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Genetic epidemiology of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy in Slovenia.
Clinical genetics - 1 Feb 1997
Peterlin B, Zidar J, Meznaric-Petrusa M, Zupancic N
Abstract excerpt
Most population studies on Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) muscular dystrophies predated the discovery of the gene and its product dystrophin. The diagnosis of these conditions and consequent epidemiological estimates were therefore limited to clinical criteria. In our study of the Slovene population the prevalence and cumulative incidence of DMD and BMD were calculated by including additional diagnostic tests:...
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