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The enormous size of the human dystrophin gene (2300 kb) has so far hindered the analysis of its organization and the characterization at the genomic level of the deletion and duplication mutations causing Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy. A detailed physical map of the gene locus would considerably simplify these studies. We constructed a refined, long-range restriction map of the entire human dystrophin gene, using 12 overlapping YAC clones as DNA sources. The sites for six rare cutting enzymes (SfiI, NruI, EagI, BssHII, SacII, and NotI) were mapped by partial digest analysis of YACs over a region of 2600 kb, within a level of resolution of about 10 kb. Such a map provides the first detailed representation of the physical structure of the dystrophin gene. It will be useful for mapping unlocalized exons and, eventually, for the characterization of deletions and duplications leading to disease.
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Nobile, C., Marchi, J. A refined restriction map of YAC clones spanning the entire human dystrophin gene. Mammalian Genome 5, 566–571 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354931
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