DMD_DMD

Gene
DMD
Disease
DMD
Inheritance
XR
Classification
Refuted
Total Score
0
Publications Reviewed
2
Publication Span
8.65 years
Last Updated
05/14/2025
Curator(s)
Laurel Hiatt, Harriet Dashnow

Description

There is conflicting evidence for the association between this repeat expansion and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The association was reported in a single family, from which the benign and pathogenic ranges were inferred from affected and unaffected family members [@pmid:27417533]. However, a subsequent study of the repeat expansion in a large population cohort found that the proposed pathogenic allele is present at a much higher frequency than expected for a highly penetrant early-onset condition, leading the authors to conclude that the repeat expansion is unlikely to be pathogenic [@pmid:40140942].

Genetic evidence

Total: 0

Singular EvidenceProbandsPMID:274175330Single family
Collective EvidenceComputationalPMID:401409420The population frequency of the proposed pathogenic allele is 4.705% in males, much higher than expected for a highly penetrant early-onset condition. The paper concludes that the repeat expansion is unlikely to be pathogenic.
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Experimental evidence

Total: 0

No experimental evidence details available.

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