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. 1987 Jul;76(3):230-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF00283613.

Sporadic cases in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A reappraisal through segregation analysis on 988 sibships

A Russo, G Barbujani, M L Mostacciuolo, F H Herrmann, A W Spiegler, G Galluzzi, G A Danieli

Sporadic cases in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A reappraisal through segregation analysis on 988 sibships

A Russo et al. Hum Genet. 1987 Jul.

Abstract

A new estimation of the proportion of sporadic cases in Duchenne muscular dystrophy was attempted by means of segregation analysis in a sample of 988 sibships collected on a world-wide scale by different authors. Maximum likelihood estimates of ascertainment probability (pi), segregation frequency (p), and frequency of sporadic cases (x) were calculated by Morton's equations under different hypotheses. The best fit was found for p = 0.454 +/- 0.024 and x = 0.235 +/- 0.034. The possibility that the proportion of sporadic cases might be lower than the expected 1/3 is suggested.

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