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LGMD, limb Girdle muscular dystrophy
Dystrophinopathies are X-linked recessive diseases caused by primary dystrophin deficiency, and include: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD), manifesting DMD/BMD carrier females, X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy, isolated quadriceps myopathy, muscle cramps with myoglobinuria and asymptomatic elevation of muscle enzymes [ 1 ] .
Although none of the patients had a family history of DMD, all were determined to be highly likely to have dystrophin gene mutations, as opposed to other genetic causes of muscular dystrophy (see Table 1).
1 and 1q12, respectively [ 8 ] . These loci overlap with the genomic regions containing the genes for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 5 (ALS5) and limb girdle muscular dystrophy 1B (LGMD1B), respectively [ 22 23 ] . We characterized these tropomodulin genomic loci for use in mutational analysis.
Fifty six (56) different RNA samples were prepared from different regions of muscle biopsies from 28 individuals (15 Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients, 13 normal controls).