Towards the classification of the autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophies

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 439-441

  Bushby, K ^a  

^a Department of Human Genetics ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; HUMAN; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTREMITIES; GENES, RECESSIVE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0030453359     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(96)00392-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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