The dystrophin gene is the largest gene found in nature, measuring 2.4 Mb. The gene was identified through a positional cloning approach, targeted at the isolation of the gene responsible for Duchenne (DMD) and Becker (BMD) Muscular Dystrophies. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is caused by deletion, duplication or point mutation of the dystrophin gene.Of the 7 exons most commonly deleted, 49,50 and 51 aooear to be the hot spots.
The Bethesda system (TBS) was developed by the United States National Cancer Institute (NCI) to provide more detailed information about Pap test results. When lab specialists examine cervical cells, they use this system to report the lab results to doctors. Your doctor gets the report from the lab.
More EMS Resources. The Washington State Department of Health Trauma Registry collects data on seriously injured patients and provides data reporting and analysis. The trauma registry is a complex database of the demographics, injuries, care, and outcomes of trauma patients. The primary reason the trauma care system was established was to effect improvement in the prevention of trauma and to increase the survival rate of victims when trauma occurs. A statewide monitoring and data collection system achieves this goal. The Washington State Trauma Registry (WTR) started collecting trauma patient data in 1994.