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Compound heterozygosity in the GALC gene in a late onset Iranian patient with spastic paraparesis, peripheral neuropathy and leukoencephalopathy

Authors: Liana Africa, Maria Margollicci, Simona Salvatore, Bita Shalbafan, Luana Peruzzi, Mansoureh Togha, Vincenzo Sorrentino, Antonio Federico

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 9/2017

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Title: Compound heterozygosity in the GALC gene in a late onset Iranian patient with spastic paraparesis, peripheral neuropathy and leukoencephalopathy
Authors: Liana Africa
Maria Margollicci
Simona Salvatore
Bita Shalbafan
Luana Peruzzi
Mansoureh Togha
Vincenzo Sorrentino
Antonio Federico
Publication date: 01-09-2017
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 9/2017
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-2986-6

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