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. 2001 Nov 3;323(7320):1035–1036. doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7320.1035

Table.

Townsend scores of enumeration districts with and without families with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Group Duchenne muscular dystrophy
No Duchenne muscular dystrophy (n=6624)
Significance
No Median Range Interquartile range Median Interquartile range
All cases 229 3.44 −5.74 to 10.12 0.34 to 5.45 1.46 −2.04 to 4.74 P<0.0001
History in earlier generation 42 3.15 −5.74 to 10.12 0.65 to 5.05 1.46 −2.04 to 4.74 P<0.0001
New mutation in mother 62 4.45 −4.71 to 9.59 1.76 to 5.63 1.46 −2.04 to 4.74 P<0.0001
New mutation in child 40 2.63 −5.66 to 8.46 −0.38 to 4.96 1.46 −2.04 to 4.74 P=0.001
No earlier history: mutation origin unknown 85 3.35 −2.63 to 7.41 −1.87 to 5.36 1.46 −2.04 to 4.74 P<0.0001