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Original Article

A rare Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase mutation causing familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with variable age of onset and incomplete penetrance in China

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Pages 234-238 | Received 15 Mar 2005, Accepted 04 Jun 2005, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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