C9ORF72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in Indian ALS patients: A common founder and its geographical predilection

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Neurological Sciences

سال: 2019

ISSN: 0022-510X

DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.324