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Comment
. 2014 Aug;137(Pt 8):2115-6.
doi: 10.1093/brain/awu153.

Glycine receptor antibodies in PERM: a new channelopathy

Pilar Martinez-Martinez  1 , Peter C Molenaar  1 , Mario Losen  1 , Marc H de Baets  2
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Comment

Glycine receptor antibodies in PERM: a new channelopathy

Pilar Martinez-Martinez et al. Brain. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

This scientific commentary refers to ‘Glycine receptor antibodies in PERM and related syndromes: characteristics, clinical features and outcomes', by Carvajal-González et al. (doi:10.1093/brain/awu142).

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