Duchenne muscular dystrophy: classical and new therapeutic purposes and future perspectives.

Arq Neuropsiquiatr

Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Divisão de Doenças Neuromusculares, São Paulo SP, Brazil.

Published: August 2017

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