Dysferlin, a novel skeletal muscle gene, is mutated in Miyoshi myopathy and limb girdle muscular dystrophy
โ Scribed by Brown, Robert H.; Liu, Jing; Aoki, Masashi; Illa, Isabel; Wu, Chenyan; Fardeau, Michel; Angelini, Corrado; Serrano, Carmen; Urtizberea, J. Andoni; Hentati, Faycal; Hamida, Mongi Ben; Bohlega, Saeed; Culper, Edward J.; Amato, Anthony A.; Bossie, Karen; Oeltjen, Joshua; Bejaoui, Khemissa; McKenna-Yasek, Diane; Hosler, Betsy A.; Schurr, Erwin; Arahata, Kiichi; de Jong, Pieter J.
- Book ID
- 109567916
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 443 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1061-4036
- DOI
- 10.1038/1682
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