Autophagy and neurodegeneration - genetic findings in SENDA syndrome, a subtype of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation, provide a novel link

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¹ Division of Inherited Metabolic Diseases and Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Heidelberg Children's Hospital, Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany.

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Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari. Mov Disord. 2013 Jul.

. 2013 Jul;28(8):1050.

doi: 10.1002/mds.25563.

¹ Division of Inherited Metabolic Diseases and Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Heidelberg Children's Hospital, Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany.

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