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Facial weakness and eyelid ptosis: Expanding the clinical heterogeneity of Bethlem myopathy from a novel gene mutation
William Huynh PhD, MBBS,
William Huynh PhD, MBBS
Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Mark R. Davis PhD, FFSc,
Mark R. Davis PhD, FFSc
Department of Diagnostic Genomics, PathWest, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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William Huynh PhD, MBBS,
William Huynh PhD, MBBS
Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Mark R. Davis PhD, FFSc,
Mark R. Davis PhD, FFSc
Department of Diagnostic Genomics, PathWest, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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First published: 16 July 2016
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