Erythrocyte Lipids in Heterozygous Carriers of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- 21 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 198 (4314) , 309-310
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.910129
Abstract
Erythrocyte membranes from heterozygous carriers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy exhibit a diminished amount of palmitoleic acid when compared to membranes from normal subjects. A similar, but more variable, diminution is observed in the case of patients with this disorder. The change in fatty acid composition appears related to a low membrane triglyceride content and may provide both a possible technique for carrier detection and a clue regarding pathogenesis.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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