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Estimation of proportion of new mutants among cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Journal of medical genetics ·Vol. 15 ·No. 5 ·1978-10-00 ·Pages 339-45

Davie AM, Emery AE

Abstract

Using a number of different methods, it is confirmed that approximately one third of all cases of X-linked Duchenne muscular dystrophy are new mutants, the remainder being sons of carriers.

MeSH Terms
Chromosomes Female Gene Frequency Genetic Carrier Screening Genetic Counseling Humans Male Mathematics Muscular Dystrophies/genetics Mutation Risk
Authors & Affiliations
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Davie A M
Emery A E
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of medical genetics
Abbr.
J Med Genet
ISSN
0022-2593
DOI
10.1136/jmg.15.5.339
Published
1978-10-00
Pages
339-45
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
2985087R
PMCID
PMC1013728
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/jmg.15.5.339 PMC Full Text View journal details
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