Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Progress in understanding the role of dystrophin raises promising hopes for a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In addition, great improvements have been made in the ability to diagnose this disease using simple molecular methods.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current opinion in genetics & development
دوره 1 1 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1991