Clinical and Genetic Description of a Family With a High Prevalence of Autosomal Dominant Restless Legs Syndrome
✍ Scribed by Young, Jessica E.; Vilariño-Güell, Carles; Lin, Siong-Chi; Wszolek, Zbigniew K.; Farrer, Matthew J.
- Book ID
- 122674951
- Publisher
- Mayo Clinic
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 161 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-6196
- DOI
- 10.4065/84.2.134
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