DO02 Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 in a Turkish family
✍ Scribed by E. Dirik; U. Yiş; N. Başak; E. Soydan; O. Hüdaoğlu; F. Özgönül
- Book ID
- 114359441
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 45 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1090-3798
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