Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2013; 138(12): 599
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1332904
Pro & Contra | Commentary
Kardiologie, Genetik
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Die genetische Testung ist der Myokardbiopsie bei Kardiomyopathien überlegen – contra

Genetic testing is superior to biopsy of the myocardium in cardiomyopathy – no
H. P. Schultheiss
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Publication Date:
12 March 2013 (online)

 
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