Comparison of Carrier and de novo Pathogenic Variants in a Chinese DMD/BMD Cohort

Background: Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) are X-linked recessively inherited neuromuscular disorders caused by deletions, duplications, or small mutations in the DMD gene. With advances in prenatal diagnosis decreasing the number of affected offspring from carrier mothers, the fre...

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Main Authors: Jinfu Lin, Huan Li, Ziyu Liao, Liang Wang, Cheng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.714677/full