Clinical neurological phenotype of FXTAS

The Fragile X-Associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-16

  Leehey, Maureen A ^a   Berry Kravis, Elizabeth ^b   Goetz, Christopher G ^b   Hagerman, Randi J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84919842071     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5805-1_1     Document Type: Chapter

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