Adhalin deficiency: An unusual cause of muscular dystrophy

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1083-1085

  Dua, T ^a   Kalra, Veena ^a   Sharma, M C ^a   Kabra, M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Consanguinity; Muscle biopsy; Muscle dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADHALIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PEDIGREE;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PEDIGREE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0035515560     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722364     Document Type: Article

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