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      Twenty-year follow-up of newborn screening for patients with muscular dystrophy.

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          Abstract

          An opt-out newborn screening (NBS) program for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) was implemented at 2 hospitals in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, between 1987 and 1995.

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          Journal
          Muscle Nerve
          Muscle & nerve
          Wiley
          1097-4598
          0148-639X
          Apr 2016
          : 53
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, S520 Biomedical Science Tower, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, USA.
          [2 ] Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
          [3 ] Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
          [4 ] Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
          [5 ] Neurology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
          Article
          10.1002/mus.24880
          26260293
          ce3f7b8f-fc6a-4d92-89a4-956c250e3af9

          Becker muscular dystrophy,Duchenne muscular dystrophy,family planning,newborn screening,parental attitudes,patient attitudes,public health policy

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