Correlation of laboratory and clinical findings with the location of Xp21 deletion in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Laboratory and clinical features of 28 Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients were evaluated. Positive family history was present in only two cases (7.1%). Dystrophin I-positive fibers were present in 33 percent of the cases with the deletion close to the 5' end of the gene. In the cases w...

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Main Authors: H A Taşdemir, H Topaloğlu, P Dinçer, S Göğüş, E Kotiloğlu, E Ozdirim, K Yalaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 1997-07-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3406