The DMD gene homepage

This database is one of the gene variant databases from the Leiden Muscular Dystrophy pages.
NOTE: for MLPA-detected deletion/duplication variants we use a probe-based HGVS description, for the exon-based description check the "Published as" column.
General information
Gene symbol DMD
Gene name dystrophin
Chromosome X
Chromosomal band p21.2
Imprinted Not imprinted
Genomic reference LRG_199
Transcript reference NM_004006.2
Exon/intron information NM_004006.2 exon/intron table
Associated with diseases BMD, BMD/DMD, CMD3B, DMD, hCK
Citation reference(s) PubMed: Aartsma-Rus et al. 2006, PubMed: White & den Dunnen 2006
Refseq URL Genomic reference sequence
Curators (1) Johan den Dunnen
Total number of public variants reported 35950
Unique public DNA variants reported 8570
Individuals with public variants 56123
Hidden variants 1394
Notes This database is one of the gene variant databases from the:.
When refering to this database please cite Aartsma-Rus et al. 2006. Muscle Nerve. 34:135-144 and/or White SJ, den Dunnen JT 2006. Cytogenet.Genome Res. 115: 240-246.
Date created July 29, 1997
Date last updated March 18, 2024
Version DMD:240318

Graphical displays and utilities
Graphs Graphs displaying summary information of all variants in the database »
Reading frame checker The Reading-frame checker generates a prediction of the effect of whole-exon changes. Active for: NM_004006.2.
UCSC Genome Browser Show variants in the UCSC Genome Browser (full view, compact view)
Ensembl Genome Browser Show variants in the Ensembl Genome Browser (full view, compact view)
NCBI Sequence Viewer Show distribution histogram of variants in the NCBI Sequence Viewer

Links to other resources
Homepage URL https://www.LOVD.nl/DMD
External URL DOVE (DMD Open-access Variant Explorer)
the Leiden Muscular Dystrophy pages
HGNC 2928
Entrez Gene 1756
PubMed articles DMD
OMIM - Gene 300377
OMIM - Diseases BMD (dystrophy, muscular, Becker type (BMD))
CMD3B (cardiomyopathy, dilated, type 3B (CMD-3B))
DMD (dystrophy, muscular, Duchenne type (DMD))
hCK (hyperCKemia (hCK, elevated serum creatine phosphokinase))
HGMD DMD
GeneCards DMD
GeneTests DMD
Orphanet DMD


Active transcripts


ID     

Chr     

Name     

NCBI ID     

NCBI Protein ID     

DescendingVariants     
00000024 X dystrophin, transcript variant Dp427m NM_004006.2 NP_003997.1 35950


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