Mutation in C9orf72 changes the boundaries of ALS and FTD

The Lancet Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-207

  Andersen, Peter M ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84857062671     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: 14744465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(12)70020-0     Document Type: Letter

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