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Female carriers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a dilemma

Female carriers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a dilemma In this paper female non-identical twins of a known Duchenne carrier are presented; one has typical features and the anticipated progression of Duchenne dystrophy, the other appears to be normal. In addition, two female children with Duchenne-like dystrophy are discussed. These cases show no evidence of translocation or mosaicism and offer an opportunity to reappraise the genetics of Duchenne dystrophy with specific regard to females. The subjects have been fully investigated, and in Case 3 the glycolytic enzymes and mitochondrial energy-producing capacity were also studied. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Clinical Genetics Wiley

Female carriers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a dilemma

Clinical Genetics , Volume 31 (5) – May 1, 1987

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
1987 Blackwell Munksgaard
ISSN
0009-9163
eISSN
1399-0004
DOI
10.1111/j.1399-0004.1987.tb02810.x
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Abstract

In this paper female non-identical twins of a known Duchenne carrier are presented; one has typical features and the anticipated progression of Duchenne dystrophy, the other appears to be normal. In addition, two female children with Duchenne-like dystrophy are discussed. These cases show no evidence of translocation or mosaicism and offer an opportunity to reappraise the genetics of Duchenne dystrophy with specific regard to females. The subjects have been fully investigated, and in Case 3 the glycolytic enzymes and mitochondrial energy-producing capacity were also studied.

Journal

Clinical GeneticsWiley

Published: May 1, 1987

Keywords: Key words:; Duchenne dystrophy; female; Lyonisation; translocation

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