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. 2012 Feb;81(2):126-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2011.01820.x. Epub 2011 Dec 28.

A nasty hex on chromosome 9 causes FTD/ALS

C Connolly  1
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A nasty hex on chromosome 9 causes FTD/ALS

C Connolly. Clin Genet. 2012 Feb.
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