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Evidence-Based Path to Newborn Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Ann Neurol 71:304-313, Mendell,J.R.,et al, 2012
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Article Abstract
A 2-tier system of analysis for newborn screening for DMD has been established. This path for newborn screening fits our health care system, minimizes false-positive testing, and uses predetermined levels of CK on dried blood spots to predict DMD gene mutations.
 
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