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Editorial
. 2015 Dec 23;4(12):e002928.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.115.002928.

Mending a Broken Heart: The Role of Sarcospan in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy-Associated Cardiomyopathy

Richard S Vander Heide  1
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Editorial

Mending a Broken Heart: The Role of Sarcospan in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy-Associated Cardiomyopathy

Richard S Vander Heide. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Duchenne muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy; Editorials; cytoskeletal dynamics; muscle disease.

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