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01-01-2017 | Letter to the Editors

Brain 18F-FDG PET/CT findings in a case of genetic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease due to V203I heterozygous mutation in the PRNP gene

Authors: A. Cistaro, L. Cassalia, C. Ferrara, C. Atzori, D. Vai, N. Quartuccio, P. Fania, G. P. Vaudano, D. Imperiale

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 1/2017

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Title: Brain 18F-FDG PET/CT findings in a case of genetic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease due to V203I heterozygous mutation in the PRNP gene
Authors: A. Cistaro
L. Cassalia
C. Ferrara
C. Atzori
D. Vai
N. Quartuccio
P. Fania
G. P. Vaudano
D. Imperiale
Publication date: 01-01-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8327-5

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