Genetic epidemiology of congenital muscular dystrophy in a sample from north-east Italy

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 277-279

  Mostacciuolo, Maria L ^a   Miorin, Marta ^a   Martinello, Francesco ^a   Angelini, Corrado ^a   Perini, Paola ^a   Trevisan, Carlo P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030022392     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02185752     Document Type: Article

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