Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration: Clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatments
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Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration
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a Department of Molecular & Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA b Department of Neurology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA c Molecular Neurosciences, Developmental Neurosciences Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK d Department of Physiatry, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, GA, USA e Department of Child Neurology, The Children's...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology International
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2035-8377,2035-8385
DOI: 10.4081/ni.2018.7516