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Carrier Screening for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

This video is produced and supplied by Natera’s Horizon Carrier Screen.

 

In this video, genetic counselor Barbara Petterson discusses the latest crucial advances in the population-wide carrier screening of duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD, an X-linked condition, is the most common muscular dystrophy in children and affects families of all ethnicities.

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