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Duchenne muscular dystrophy: evidence for somatic reversion of the mutation in man

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  1. R. Gold

    Present address: Department of Neuroimmunology, Max-Planck-Institute for Psychiatry, Am Klopferspitz 18a, W-8033, Planegg-Martinsried, Germany

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Würzburg, W-8700, Würzburg, Germany

    R. Gold, B. Meurers & H. Reichmann

  2. Department of Human Genetics, University of Würzburg, W-8700, Würzburg, Germany

    W. Kress & C. R. Müller

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Gold, R., Meurers, B., Reichmann, H. et al. Duchenne muscular dystrophy: evidence for somatic reversion of the mutation in man. J Neurol 237, 494–495 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314771

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