DUCHENNES MUSCULAR-DYSTROPHY - REVIEW AND RECENT SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS

被引:4
作者
EVANS, BK [1 ]
GOYNE, C [1 ]
机构
[1] VET ADM MED CTR,BIRMINGHAM,AL 35233
关键词
DUCHENNES MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DYSTROPHIN;
D O I
10.1097/00000441-199108000-00010
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In this brief review, we describe the clinical manifestations of Duchenne's muscular dystrophy (DMD) and other similar syndromes, outline the history of the dystrophin gene's identification and its relationship to these muscular dystrophies, and relate the importance of the gene's discovery to clinical neurology. We do not discuss treatment.
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页码:118 / 123
页数:6
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