Tracing a rare muscle disorder back to a mutation in a noncoding gene

Published Date: 02 Mar 2023

A research team from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham (MGB) and Mass General for Children (MGfC), has identified a mutation in a non-first time.

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