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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-12-01
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Series: | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455913001770 |