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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Brait-Fahn-Schwarz disease: The missing link between ALS and Parkinson's disease

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Pages 135-136 | Received 27 May 2014, Accepted 20 Jul 2014, Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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