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Published in: Neurological Sciences 3/2022

01-03-2022 | Spastic Paraplegia | Letter to the Editor

ALS2-related disorders in Spanish children: a severely affected case of infantile ascending spastic paraplegia due to homozygous R704X mutation

Authors: Enrique Nogueira, Carmen Garma, Concepción Lobo, Beatriz del Olmo, Génesis Vizuete

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 3/2022

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Dear Editor-in-Chief (of Neurological Sciences), …
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Metadata
Title
ALS2-related disorders in Spanish children: a severely affected case of infantile ascending spastic paraplegia due to homozygous R704X mutation
Authors
Enrique Nogueira
Carmen Garma
Concepción Lobo
Beatriz del Olmo
Génesis Vizuete
Publication date
01-03-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-05884-5

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