Monckton G, Zatz M, Mion C S, Marusyk H
Am J Hum Genet. 1984 Jul;36(4):926-30.
We blind-tested a method that in earlier studies had shown increased leucine uptake in muscle fibers of biopsy specimens from three obligate carriers and seven of 11 putative carriers of the gene for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Here, muscle samples obtained at biopsy in seven obligate carriers and nine control subjects from Brazil were examined in Canada without knowledge of the carrier status or serum enzyme concentrations. Leucine uptake was increased in four controls and within normal range in four carriers, a rate of false-positives and -negatives that underscores the need for blind-testing methods for detecting carriers of this disease.
我们对一种方法进行了盲测,该方法在早期研究中显示,从三名杜氏肌营养不良症基因的 obligate 携带者和 11 名推定携带者中的 7 名的活检标本的肌纤维中,亮氨酸摄取增加。在这里,从巴西的七名 obligate 携带者和九名对照受试者活检时获得的肌肉样本,在加拿大进行了检测,检测人员不知道携带者状态或血清酶浓度。四名对照受试者的亮氨酸摄取增加,四名携带者的亮氨酸摄取在正常范围内,这种假阳性和假阴性率突出了对检测这种疾病携带者的盲测方法的需求。