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23-08-2022 | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Letter to the Editor

Prominent lower motor neuron involvement in patients with intermediate-length CAG repeats in ATXN3 gene

Authors: Siqi Dong, Dongqing Zhu, Wenbo Yang, Jiatong Li, Xiangjun Chen

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 12/2022

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Title: Prominent lower motor neuron involvement in patients with intermediate-length CAG repeats in ATXN3 gene
Authors: Siqi Dong
Dongqing Zhu
Wenbo Yang
Jiatong Li
Xiangjun Chen
Publication date: 23-08-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 12/2022
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06325-z

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