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. 1997 Jun;60(6):1555–1558.

Up-regulation of the brain and Purkinje-cell forms of dystrophin transcripts, in Becker muscular dystrophy.

A Nakamura, S Ikeda, M Yazaki, K Yoshida, O Kobayashi, N Yanagisawa, S Takeda
PMCID: PMC1716124  PMID: 9199582

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