Dystrophin gene analysis as a method of screening of carrier females in Egyptian families with DMD\BMD patients with comparison study of the deletion patterns as a primary step for prenatal diagnosis

Rasha El Sherif;

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DMD and BMD are common lethal neuromuscular genetic diseases. Only the disorder arises as a new mutation in one third of these patients. Mothers of affected males are DMD/BMD carriers in two thirds of the cases.
Since gene deletions account for approxim


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Title Dystrophin gene analysis as a method of screening of carrier females in Egyptian families with DMD\BMD patients with comparison study of the deletion patterns as a primary step for prenatal diagnosis
Other Titles التحليل الوراثى لجين الديسروفين كوسيلة لعمل مسح شامل لعائللات مرضى ضمور العضلات حتى يتم الكشف المبكر للاناث حاملات المرض استعدادا لاجراء أبحاث ما قبل الحمل
Authors Rasha El Sherif
Keywords Dystrophin gene analysis as a method of screening of carrier females in Egyptian families with DMD\BMD patients with comparison study of the deletion patterns as a primary step for prenatal diagnosis
Issue Date 2009
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DMD and BMD are common lethal neuromuscular genetic diseases. Only the disorder arises as a new mutation in one third of these patients. Mothers of affected males are DMD/BMD carriers in two thirds of the cases.
Since gene deletions account for approxim

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