Nationwide Children's Hospital
Investigators identify gene mutations in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy
Published in Cardiovascular Week, January 25th, 2010
Investigators in The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital have identified a link between specific modifications of the dystrophin gene and the age of cardiac disease onset in patients with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). This information could help clinicians provide early cardiac intervention for BMD patients based on genetic testing results performed on a blood sample. These findings are a result of analysis of the largest number of BMD patients to date and are published in the December issue of the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics.
Becker muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder that usually begins in adolescence causing progressive...
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