Non-homologous recombination between Alu and LINE-1 repeats caused a 430-kb deletion in the dystrophin gene: a novel source of genomic instability

Complete cloning of the duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) cDNA and preliminary genomic organization of the DMD gene in normal and affected individuals

Eric P. Hoffman, Corlee J. Bertelson, Anthony P. Monaco et al. · Cell · 1987 · 2.4K citations

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Deletion screening of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy locus via multiplex DNA amplification

Jeffrey S. Chamberlain, Richard A. Gibbs, Joel E. Rainer et al. · Nucleic Acids Research · 1988 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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The molecular basis for Duchenne versus Becker muscular dystrophy: correlation of severity with type of deletion.

Alan H. Beggs, Mary B. Moyer, S. Scherpf et al. · PubMed · 1989 · 961 citations

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Detection of 98% of DMD/BMD gene deletions by polymerase chain reaction

Alan H. Beggs, FrederickM. Boyce, LouisM. Kunkel · Human Genetics · 1990 · 695 citations

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Topography of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene: FIGE and cDNA analysis of 194 cases reveals 115 deletions and 13 duplications.

Johan T. den Dunnen, P.M. Grootscholten, Egbert Bakker et al. · PubMed · 1989 · 505 citations

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