FRG2, an FSHD candidate gene, is transcriptionally upregulated in differentiating primary myoblast cultures of FSHD patients.

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Published in J Med Genet on November 01, 2004

Authors

T Rijkers1, G Deidda, S van Koningsbruggen, M van Geel, R J L F Lemmers, J C T van Deutekom, D Figlewicz, J E Hewitt, G W Padberg, R R Frants, S M van der Maarel

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Human Genetics, Center for Human and Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Wassenaarseweg 72, 2333 AL Leiden, The Netherlands.

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