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Fast course ALS presenting with vocal cord paralysis: Clinical features, bioinformatic and modelling analysis of the novel SOD1 Gly147Ser mutation

Paola OrigoneDepartment of Biology and Genetics, University of Genoa and U.O.C. Medical Genetics of Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Martino di Genova
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Claudia CaponnettoDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics – Section of Neurology, University of Genoa and U.O. Neurology of Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Martino di Genova
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Vittorio ManteroDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics – Section of Neurology, University of Genoa and U.O. Neurology of Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Martino di Genova
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Elena CicheroDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Genoa
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Paola FossaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Genoa
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Alessandro GeroldiDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics – Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genoa and U.O.C. Medical Genetics of Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Martino di Genova, Italy
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Simonetta VerdianiDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics – Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genoa and U.O.C. Medical Genetics of Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Martino di Genova, Italy
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Emilia BelloneDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics – Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genoa and U.O.C. Medical Genetics of Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Martino di Genova, Italy
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Gianluigi MancardiDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics – Section of Neurology, University of Genoa and U.O. Neurology of Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Martino di Genova
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Paola MandichDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics – Section of Medical Genetics, University of Genoa and U.O.C. Medical Genetics of Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S. Martino di Genova, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 144-148 | Received 15 Apr 2011, Accepted 10 Aug 2011, Published online: 19 Sep 2011

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