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van Middendorp, L. B., Kuiper, M., Munts, C., Wouters, P., Maessen, J. G., van Nieuwenhoven, F. A., & Prinzen, F. W. (2017). Local microRNA-133a downregulation is associated with hypertrophy in the dyssynchronous heart. Esc heart failure, 4(3), 241-251. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12154

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