P27.6 Pelizaeus Merzbacher-like disease (PMLD): report of a patient with a new mutation in the GJA12/GJC2 gene
β Scribed by J. Piccirilli; N. Deconinck; A. Monier; J. Molano; P. Martinez-Montero; I. Fasciani; D. Gonzalez-Nieto; L. Barrio; Y. Sznajer; T. Sekhara
- Book ID
- 114360733
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1090-3798
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