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Screening of dystrophin gene deletions in Malaysian patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Authors:Marini M  Salmi A A  Watihayati M S  SMardziah M D  Zahri M K  Hoh B P  Ankathil R  Lai P S  Zilfalil B A
Affiliation:Human Genome Centre, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian Kelantan.
Abstract:
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive genetic disorder characterized by rapidly progressive muscle weakness. The disease is caused by deletion, duplication or point mutation of the dystrophin gene, located on the X chromosome (Xp21). Deletion accounts for 60% of the mutations within the 79 exons of the dystrophin gene. Seven exons (43, 44, 45, 46, 49, 50, and 51) were found to be most commonly deleted among the Asian patients. To detect the frequency of deletion of these 7 exons in Malaysian DMD patients, we carried out a molecular genetic analysis in 20 Malaysian DMD patients. The mean age of initial presentation was 60 months (SD 32 months, range 5-120 months). Fourteen patients were found to have deletion of at least one of the seven exons. The remaining six patients did not show any deletion on the tested exons. Deletions of exons 49, 50 and 51 were the most frequent (71.43%) and appear to be the hot spots in our cohort of patients.
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