Delay in Diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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Investigators from Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, retrospectively reviewed 179 records of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) evaluated between 1989 and 2012. Diagnosis was confirmed by genetic testing or muscle biopsy, and clinical data were complete in 107 patients.
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دوره 29 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015