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Query: UMLS:C0026850 (
muscular dystrophy
)
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Two brothers with Duchenne muscular dystrophy have an inversion of the X chromosome, 46, Y, inv(X) (
p11
.2p21.2). Because their mother is an unaffected carrier of the inversion, this confirms that maternal passage of a structurally abnormal X chromosome can cause dystrophinopathy in males. Our experience suggests that as well as molecular genetic analysis, karyotyping can be useful in Xp21
muscular dystrophy
.
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PMID:Xp21 muscular dystrophy due to X chromosome inversion. 922 2
