title: Creatine phosphokinase in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
abstract: Study of the serum creatine kinase levels in young patients with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy suggests that enzyme assay may be valuable as a screening procedure for assessing the status of relatives of an affected individual who have no previous clinical history, and that consequently it may be of use in genetic counselling.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D003376:Counseling; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D005053:Eugenics; D005149:Facial Expression; D005152:Facial Muscles; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D012782:Shoulder
chemical_list: D003402:Creatine Kinase