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