MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Koceva S1,2, Dimovski AJ1, Plaseska-Karanfiska D1, Stefanovska A-M1, Vlaski-Jekic S3, Efremov GD1,*
*Corresponding Author: Professor Dr. Georgi D. Efremov, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Research Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aven Krste Misirkov 2, POB 428, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; Tel: +3892-120253; Fax: +3892-115434; E-mail: gde@manu.edu
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