Article
Carrier detection in Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy Argentine families.
Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 1998
Baranzini S E, Giliberto F, Dalamon V, Barreiro C, García-Erro M, Grippo J, Szijan I
Abstract excerpt
In order to offer carrier detection, genetic counseling, and prenatal diagnosis to families with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) in our country, segregation analysis of highly polymorphic short tandem repeats (STR) (dC-dA)n: (dG-dT)n loci was utilized. The ri...
Topics
- Alleles
- Argentina
- Creatine Kinase
- Female
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Muscular Dystrophies
- Pedigree
- Tandem Repeat Sequences