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The molecular diagnosis of these conditions has been revolutionized by next-generation sequencing (NGS), significantly improving diagnostic accuracy. This study aimed to characterize the genetic causes of primary myopathies in a cohort of Colombian male patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 175 male individuals with clinical suspicion of hereditary myopathy were evaluated. Multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) was performed to detect deletions\/duplications in the DMD gene, and targeted NGS panel sequencing was applied in MLPA-negative cases and those with single-exon deletions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MLPA identified DMD deletions or duplications in 44.6% (78\/175) of patients, confirming Duchenne\/Becker muscular dystrophy (DBMD). NGS was performed in 97 patients, revealing pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in 30.4% (17\/56) of the analyzed genes. The overall diagnostic yield of the combined MLPA and NGS strategy was 85.7% (150\/175). DBMD was the most frequent diagnosis (74.3%; 130\/175), followed by limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (5.7%; 10\/175). NGS also identified 38 variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in 43.3% (42\/97) of analyzed samples.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The combined use of MLPA and targeted NGS improves the molecular diagnosis of hereditary myopathies. 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