title: Prenatal exclusion of Duchenne muscular dystrophy by fetal muscle biopsy.
abstract: A fetal thigh muscle biopsy was performed at 18 weeks and 6 days' gestation using an automatic 18-gauge biopsy needle. A positive immunoreaction with antisera to the amino- and carboxy-terminals of dystrophin excluded Duchenne muscular dystrophy from this at-risk male.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Benzie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ivey
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Salvador
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000473:pathology*; D010375:Pedigree; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis