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SUBMITTER: Barzegar M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4322498 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barzegar Mohammad M Habibi Parinaz P Bonyady Mortaza M Topchizadeh Vahideh V Shiva Shadi S
Iranian journal of child neurology 20150101 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Duchene and Becker Muscular Dystrophy (DMD/ BMD) are x-linked disorders that both are the result of heterogeneous mutations in the dystrophin gene. The frequency and distribution of dystrophin gene deletions in DMD/ BMD patients show different patterns among different populations. This study investigates the deletion rate, type, and distribution of this gene in the Azeri Turk population of North West Iran.<h4>Materials &methods</h4>In this study, 110 patients with DMD/ BMD were ...[more]