Rapid method for targeted prenatal diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Vietnam

Objective: Since there is no effective curative treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), prevention mostly depends on genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis. About two-thirds of the affected patients have large deletions or duplications, which can be detected by multiplex ligation-depende...

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Main Authors: Minh-Hieu Ta, Thinh Huy Tran, Ngoc-Hai Do, Le Anh-Tuan Pham, The-Hung Bui, Van-Thanh Ta, Van-Khanh Tran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455913001770