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  • Title: Erythrocyte lipids in heterozygous carriers of duchenne muscular dystrophy.
    Author: Howland JL, Iyer SL.
    Journal: Science; 1977 Oct 21; 198(4314):309-10. PubMed ID: 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.
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