The importance of genetic diagnosis for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 145-151

  Aartsma Rus, Annemieke ^a,b   Ginjaar, Ieke B ^a   Bushby, Kate ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; GENETICS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, DUCHENNE;

EID: 84960120543     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: 14686244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2015-103387     Document Type: Article

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