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Original Article

Pure bulbar motor neuron involvement linked to an abnormal CAG repeat expansion in the androgen receptor gene

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Pages 40-42 | Received 06 Feb 2007, Accepted 04 Jul 2007, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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