Genetics of frontotemporal lobar degeneration

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn APR, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Galimberti, Daniela ^a,b   Scarpini, Elio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant; Frontotemporal lobar degeneration; Genetics; Mutation; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865835301     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00052     Document Type: Article

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