Duchenne muscular dystrophy: hopes for the sesquicentenary

Byrne, Edward; Kornberg, Andrew J; Kapsa, Robert

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05648.x

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Nervous system diseases

We understand the molecular basis, and a cure may soon be possible

1 Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Carlton Sth, VIC.
2 Department of Neurology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Parkville, VIC.
3 Melbourne Neuromuscular Research Institute, Howard Florey Institute, Carlton Sth, VIC.

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