gests that the Apo E risk factor is independent of ethnic background. Apo E studies of the Nigerian population, now in progress, will be important in verifying these findings.
“On-off” phenomenon in Parkinson's disease: Correlation to the concentration of dopa in plasma
✍ Scribed by T. Eriksson; T. Magnusson; A. Carlsson; A. Linde; Ann -Kathrine Granérus
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 600 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-1463
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