Merosin deficient congenital muscular dystrophy: Clinical, neuroimaging and immunohistochemical study of 8 Egyptian pediatric patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1687-157X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2013.02.003