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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 risks to females of 15 DMD BMD families (9 familial and 6 sporadic) were evaluated on STR, pedigree and serum creatine...
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