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A family with 5 adult patients with Becker muscular dystrophy
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Hypothesis-generating for a possible genetic link in Becker muscular dystrophy; larger studies needed before any clinical consideration.
This case series suggests a potential genetic association between Becker muscular dystrophy and schizophrenia, possibly linked to the Xp21 locus or dystrophin gene expression in the brain.
Zatz et al. (1993) studied this question.
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