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The dystrophin superfamily: variability and complexity

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Fabbrizio, E., Pons, F., Robert, A. et al. The dystrophin superfamily: variability and complexity. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 15, 595–606 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00121067

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