Duchenne's muscular dystrophy: carrier detection by imaging technics.
The partial muscular dystrophic process in carrier women for X-linked muscular dystrophy, which results in an increased fatty and connective tissue infiltration of thigh and calf muscles, can be shown by ultrasound and X-ray CT. These technics are of special value in older women, where CK levels have normalized. Age dependencies and the consequences for genetic counseling will be discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006580:Genetic Carrier Screening; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography