Population-Wide Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Carrier Detection by CK and Molecular Testing

Carrier screening of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has not been widely evaluated. To identify definite DMD female carriers prior to or in early pregnancy, we studied a large population of reproductive age females and provided informed reproductive options to DMD carriers. 37268 females were recr...

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Main Authors: Shuai Han, Hong Xu, Jinxian Zheng, Junhui Sun, Xue Feng, Yue Wang, Wen Ye, Qing Ke, Yanwei Ren, Shulie Yao, Songying Zhang, Jianfen Chen, Robert C. Griggs, Zhengyan Zhao, Ming Qi, Michele A. Gatheridge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8396429