ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LOSS OF Dp140 AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN DUCHENNE AND BECKER DYSTROPHIES
Chamova T1,*, Guergueltcheva V1, Raycheva M1, Todorov T2,3, Genova J2, Bichev S4, Bojinova V5, Mitev V3, Tournev I1,6, Todorova A2,3
*Corresponding Author: Teodora Chamova, M.D., Ph.D., Clinic of Neurology, University Hospital “Alexandrovska”, 1 Georgi Sofiiski str., Sofia 1431, Bulgaria; Tel.: +359-889802252; Fax: +359-2-9526787; E-mail: teodoratch@abv.bg
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