Rapid method for targeted prenatal diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in Vietnam

• Main Authors: Minh-Hieu Ta (Author), Thinh Huy Tran (Author), Ngoc-Hai Do (Author), Le Anh-Tuan Pham (Author), The-Hung Bui (Author), Van-Thanh Ta (Author), Van-Khanh Tran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Since there is no effective curative treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), prevention mostly depends on genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis. About two-thirds of the affected patients have large deletions or duplications, which can be detected by multiplex ligation-depende...