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 Subject :Understand your specific genetic issues.. 2007-03-20 05:37:11 
kgoodfellow
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Hello It is very important for you to understand your particular genetic issue. This will be critical when you start talking to researchers and studies. The doctor that diagnosed your condition should have done genetic tests to confirm the diagnosis. Most common is a deletion of some of the dystrophin gene, but you could also have some additional duplicate parts. It is good to know what parts are missing/added and if this causes a reading frame shift or not. Usually deletions of multiples of 3 remain in-frame, where as others cause a frame-shift. Go to the Genetics forum to learn more. Kevin
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