Acta Med. 2009, 52: 167-170

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.125

A Case of Manifesting Carrier with DMD Phenotype

Akshay Anand, Monika Vinish, Sudesh Prabhakar

Departments of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Sector-12, Chandigarh, India

Received March 15, 2009
Accepted October 23, 2009

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