Autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease and α-synuclein

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 44, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Polymeropoulos, Mihael H ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 4Q; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031719120     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410440710     Document Type: Conference Paper

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