Different expressions of X-linked cardiomyopathy in monozygotic triplets with Becker's dystrophy

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 377-380

  Chrzanowski, Lukasz ^a   Kasprzak, Jaroslaw D ^a   Trzos, Ewa ^a   Wasikowski, Konrad ^a   Drozdz, Jaroslaw ^a   Ryniewicz, Barbara ^b   Krzeminska Pakula, Maria ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Dystrophin; Genetics

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE COURSE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; SIBLING; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EID: 0142247169     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025824105194     Document Type: Article

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