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. 1997 Sep;34(9):790–791. doi: 10.1136/jmg.34.9.790

Segregation distortion of the CTG repeats at the myotonic dystrophy (DM) locus: new data from Brazilian DM families.

M Zatz, A Cerqueira, M Vainzof, M R Passos-Bueno
PMCID: PMC1051075  PMID: 9321774

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