Syndrome of systemic carnitine deficiency: Clinical, morphologic, biochemical, and pathophysiologic features
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000397288.31677.46