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Comment
. 2008 Jan 29;5(1):e25.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050025.

New insights into impaired muscle glycogen synthesis

Leif Groop  1 , Marju Orho-Melander
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New insights into impaired muscle glycogen synthesis

Leif Groop et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

The authors discuss a new study showing that carriers of the mutation PPP1R3A show decreased muscle glycogen levels.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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