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. 1978 Oct;15(5):339-45.
doi: 10.1136/jmg.15.5.339.

Estimation of proportion of new mutants among cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A M Davie, A E Emery

Estimation of proportion of new mutants among cases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

A M Davie et al. J Med Genet. 1978 Oct.

Abstract

Using a number of different methods, it is confirmed that approximately one third of all cases of X-linked Duchenne muscular dystrophy are new mutants, the remainder being sons of carriers.

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