Why the study?
What are the serum creatine kinase isoenzyme patterns in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and their carrier mothers?
Population
41 patients suffering from Duchenne type muscular dystrophy and 20 mothers of patients (carriers)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Atypical CK-BB may signal Duchenne dystrophy or carrier status; leaves open diagnostic utility pending validation studies.
What are the serum creatine kinase isoenzyme patterns in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and their carrier mothers?
The study demonstrates the presence of MM and MB creatine kinase isoenzymes, as well as an atypical CK-BB band, in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and carrier mothers.
Goedde et al. (1978) studied this question.
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