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Deletion mutations in DMD/BMD identified in South Africa

(last modified December 23, 2008)

Deletions

Patients MR deletions
(DMD / BMD)		 Total
(DMD / BMD)
black 4 19 / 6 29 / 11
Indian 0 10 / 0 17 / 2
white 0 4 / 0 7 / 2

Legend
Analysis of 53 DMD and 15 BMD patients afrom KwaZulu Natal (South Africa, Hallwirth Pillay et al. (2007)). 39 deletions were detected (33 DMD, 6 BMD) using multiplex PCR, i.e. 18-exon Chamberlain and Beggs sets.  Since individual deletions / duplications have not been specified they have not been added to the DMD del/dup database.

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