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Case Reports
. 2007 Dec;78(12):1411-3.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.121137. Epub 2007 Aug 6.

De novo seven extra repeat expanded mutation in the PRNP gene in an Italian patient with early onset dementia

M Cannella, T Martino, M Simonelli, A Ciammola, R Gradini, A Ciarmiello, F Gianfrancesco, F Squitieri
Case Reports

De novo seven extra repeat expanded mutation in the PRNP gene in an Italian patient with early onset dementia

M Cannella et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2007 Dec.
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