Prion analogues and twin studies in Parkinson's disease

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 273-275

  Sommer, Steve S ^a   Rocca, Walter A ^b  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; HUMAN; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TWIN CONCORDANCE;

EID: 0029886884     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.1.273     Document Type: Review

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