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What is the ocular phenotype associated with a single exon 78 deletion in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

Journal of Human Genetics volume 65, pages 715–716 (2020)Cite this article

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  1. Medical Affairs Department, The French Muscular Dystrophy, Association (AFM-Telethon), Evry, France

    Tuy Nga Brignol

  2. PhyMedExp, Université de Montpellier, INSERM, CNRS, Montpellier, France

    Dominique Mornet

  3. Departamento de Genética y Biología Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Ciudad de, México, Mexico

    Cecilia Montañez

  4. Department of Experimental Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Mello Moraes 1721, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05508-030, Brazil

    Dora Fix Ventura

  5. Paris-Saclay Institute of Neuroscience, UMR 9197, Université Paris Sud, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, F-91405, Orsay, France

    Cyrille Vaillend

  6. Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012, Paris, France

    Alvaro Rendón

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Brignol, T.N., Mornet, D., Montañez, C. et al. What is the ocular phenotype associated with a single exon 78 deletion in Duchenne muscular dystrophy?. J Hum Genet 65, 715–716 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s10038-020-0755-5

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