Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 in southern Italy: a clinical and molecular study of 30 families
β Scribed by A. Filla; G. De Michele; L. Santoro; O. Calabrese; I. Castaldo; S. Giuffrida; D. Restivo; L. Serlenga; D. F. Condorelli; U. Bonuccelli; R. Scala; G. Coppola; G. Caruso; S. Cocozza
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Volume
- 246
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5354
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