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First mutation in the nuclear localization signal sequence of spastin protein identified in a patient with hereditary spastic paraplegia
Article first published online: 22 DEC 2012
DOI: 10.1111/ene.12000
© 2012 The Author(s) European Journal of Neurology © 2012 EFNS
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Magariello, A., Tortorella, C., Patitucci, A., Tortelli, R., Liguori, M., Mazzei, R., Conforti, F. L., Citrigno, L., Ungaro, C., Simone, I. L. and Muglia, M. (2013), First mutation in the nuclear localization signal sequence of spastin protein identified in a patient with hereditary spastic paraplegia. European Journal of Neurology, 20: e22–e23. doi: 10.1111/ene.12000
Publication History
- Issue published online: 22 DEC 2012
- Article first published online: 22 DEC 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 27 AUG 2012
- Manuscript Received: 16 MAY 2012
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