Some unanswered questions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Though the molecular and biochemical bases of Duchenne muscular dystrophy are known, many questions still remain unanswered. They range from the nature and cause of gene deletions to the relationship between dystrophin defects and the clinical phenotype, both in affected males and female carriers. These questions are discussed in the light of recent developments.
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ENMC, Baarn, The Netherlands.
D016189:Dystrophin / Q000235:genetics; D017353:Gene Deletion; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D009132:Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D010641:Phenotype
D016189:Dystrophin