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Comment
. 2012 Feb;20(2):249-51.
doi: 10.1038/mt.2011.307.

Signs of progress in gene therapy for muscular dystrophy also warrant caution

Hansell H Stedman  1 , Barry J Byrne
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Signs of progress in gene therapy for muscular dystrophy also warrant caution

Hansell H Stedman et al. Mol Ther. 2012 Feb.
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