Muscular dystrophy : methods and protocols /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Bushby, Katherine, Anderson, Louise V. B.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2001]
Series:	Methods in molecular medicine ; 43.
Subjects:	Muscular Dystrophies > genetics. Genetic Testing. Molecular Biology. Muscular Dystrophies > diagnosis.

Table of Contents:

Application of molecular methodologies in muscular dystrophies / K.M.D. Bushby ... [et al.]
Clinical examination as a tool for diagnosis : historical perspective / D. Gardner-Medwin
Histopathological diagnosis of muscular dystrophies / M.A. Johnson
Serum creatine kinase in progressive muscular dystrophies / M. Zatz ... [et al.]
Deletion and duplication analysis in males affected with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy / A. Curtis ... [et al.]
Point mutation detection in the dystrophin gene / J.T. den Dunnen
DNA-based techniques for detection of carriers of Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy / E. Bakker
Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis for carrier detection in Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy / J.K. Dore ... [et al.]
DNA-based prenatal diagnosis for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy / A. Curtis ... [et al.]
Molecular diagnosis and genetic counseling of the manifesting carrier of Duchenne muscular dystrophy / E.P. Hoffman ... [et al.]
Mutation analysis of X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy gene / D. Toniolo
Analysis of the LAMA2 gene in merosin-deficient congenital dystrophy / A. Helbling-Leclerc ... [et al.]
Alpha-carcoglycan mutations / F. Piccolo ... [et al.]
Mutation detection in beta- and gamma-sarcoglycan (LGMD2E and LGMD2C) / C.G. Bönnemann ... [et al.]
Mutation analysis in delta-sarcoglycan (LGMD2F) / V. Nigro
Molecular diagnosis of calpainopathies : methods used for detection of mutations in CAPN3 gene implicated in limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2A / I. Richard ... [et al.]
Molecular investigation of LGMD2B-haplotype analysis and mutation screening / R. Bashir ... [et al.]
Molecular analysis of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD1) / S.M. van der Maarel ... [et al.]
Analysis of protein expression in muscular dystrophies / L.V.B. Anderson
Immunological reagents and amplification systems / C.A. Sewry ... [et al.]
Immunocytochemical analysis / M.A. Johnson
Multiplex Western Blot analysis of muscular dystrophy proteins / L.V.B. Anderson
Fetal muscle biopsy / E.P. Hoffman ... [et al.]
Use of animal models to understand human muscular dystrophy / M.M. Rich ... [et al.]
Options for development of gene-based therapy for muscular dystrophy / M.G. Dunckley ... [et al.]