Genetic characterization in symptomatic female DMD carriers: lack of relationship between X-inactivation, transcriptional DMD allele balancing and phenotype

BACKGROUND: Although Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, X-linked recessive myopathies, predominantly affect males, a clinically significant proportion of females manifesting symptoms have also been reported. They represent an heterogeneous group characterized by variable degrees of muscle wea...

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Autores principales: Brioschi, Simona, Gualandi, Francesca, Scotton, Chiara, Armaroli, Annarita, Bovolenta, Matteo, Falzarano, Maria S, Sabatelli, Patrizia, Selvatici, Rita, D’Amico, Adele, Pane, Marika, Ricci, Giulia, Siciliano, Gabriele, Tedeschi, Silvana, Pini, Antonella, Vercelli, Liliana, De Grandis, Domenico, Mercuri, Eugenio, Bertini, Enrico, Merlini, Luciano, Mongini, Tiziana, Ferlini, Alessandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22894145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-13-73

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22894145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-13-73

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