Limb girdle muscular dystrophies: The clinicopathological viewpoint
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Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this review is to provide an up-to-date analysis of current knowledge about limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs). RECENT FINDINGS Over the last few years, new and interesting studies have been published on LGMD. New LGMD genes have been discovered and the clinical and genetic heterogeneity in this group of muscular dystrophies has been further enlarged by the ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0972-2327
DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.37813