The parkinsonian phenotype of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 in a Taiwanese family
β Scribed by Chin-Song Lu; Hsiu-Chen Chang; Pei-Chi Kuo; Yu-Lun Liu; Wen-Shiang Wu; Yi-Hsin Weng; Tzu-Chen Yen; Yah-Huei Wu Chou
- Book ID
- 116819975
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 136 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1353-8020
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