Three-tiered noninvasive diagnosis in 96% of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
β Scribed by Jin Yan; Jinong Feng; Carolyn H. Buzin; William Scaringe; Qiang Liu; Jerry R. Mendell; Johan den Dunnen; Steve S. Sommer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 84 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1059-7794
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