Gardner R J, Wilson S J, Wilkins R J
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Dunedin.
N Z Med J. 1988 Jul 13;101(849):455-7.
The new modality of DNA analysis has enabled a major advance in genetic counseling of families with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Precise determination of the carrier status of females is possible; and the affected fetus may be identified at an early stage of pregnancy.
DNA分析的新方法使杜氏肌营养不良症家庭的遗传咨询取得了重大进展。现在可以精确确定女性的携带者状态;并且可以在怀孕早期识别出受影响的胎儿。