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Original Article

Plasma butyrylcholinesterase activity: a possible biomarker for differential diagnosis between Alzheimer's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies?

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Pages 1082-1086 | Received 17 Aug 2016, Accepted 30 Apr 2017, Published online: 23 May 2017

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