De novo seven extra repeat expanded mutation in the PRNP gene in an Italian patient with early onset dementia.
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SUBMITTER: Cannella M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2095619 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Dec
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De novo seven extra repeat expanded mutation in the PRNP gene in an Italian patient with early onset dementia.
Cannella M M Martino T T Simonelli M M Ciammola A A Gradini R R Ciarmiello A A Gianfrancesco F F Squitieri F F
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry 20070806 12
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