MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF FRIEDREICH’S ATAXIA IN MACEDONIAN PATIENTS
Kocheva S1,2, Trivodalieva S1, Vlaski-Jekic S3, Kuturec M2, Efremov GD1,*
*Corresponding Author: Professor Dr. Georgi D. Efremov, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Research Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aven Krste Misirkov 2, POB 428, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; Tel: +3892-120253; Fax: +3892-115434; E-mail:gde@manu.edu
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