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Cardiomyopathy and female carriers:
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consultands. Int J Cardiol 1992;34(3):297–305.
Grain L, Cortina-Borja M, Forfar C, Hilton-Jones D, Hopkin J, Burch M.
Cardiac abnormalities and skeletal muscle weakness in carriers of Duchenne
and Becker muscular dystrophies and controls. Neuromuscul Disord
2001;11(2):186–91.
Hoogerwaard EM, Bakker E, Ippel PF, Oosterwijk JC, Majoor-Krakauer DF,
Leschot NJ, et al. Signs and symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and
Becker muscular dystrophy among carriers in The Netherlands: a cohort
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Politano L, Nigro V, Nigro G, Petretta VR, Passamano L, Papparella S, et
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Becker muscular dystrophies. JAMA 1996;275(17):1335–8.
Genetic Testing Issues:
Flanigan KM, von Niederhausern A, Dunn DM, Alder J, Mendell JR, Weiss RB.
Rapid direct sequence analysis of the dystrophin gene. Am J Hum Genet
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Hodgson SV, Abbs S, Clark S, Manzur A, Heckett ZH, Dubowitz V, et al.
Correlation of clinical and deletion data in Duchenne and Becker muscular
dystrophy with special reference to mental ability. Neuromuscul Disord
1992;2:269–76.
Mendell JR, Buzin CH, Feng J, Yan J, Serrano C, Sangani DS, et al.
Diagnosis of Duchenne dystrophy by enhanced detection of small mutations.
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Miller RG, Hoffman EP. Molecular diagnosis and modern management of
Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neurol Clin 1994;12:699–725.
Incidence Estimates:
Bradley DM, Parsons EP, Clarke AJ. Experience with screening newborns for
Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Wales. BMJ 1993;6:357–60.
Drousiotou A, Ioannou P, Georgiou T, Mavrikiou E, Christopoulos G,
Kyriakides T, et al. Neonatal screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a
novel semiquantitative application of the bioluminescence test for
creatine kinase in a pilot national program in Cyprus. Genet Test
1998;2:55–60.
Greenberg CR, Jacobs HK, Halliday W, Wrogemann K Three years' experience
with neonatal screening for Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy: gene
analysis, gene expression, and phenotype prediction. Am J Med Genet
1991;39:68–75.
Treatment with Steroids
Wong BLY, Christopher C. Corticosteroids in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a
reappraisal. J Child Neurol 2002;7:183–90.
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Date: September 1, 2006
Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities
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