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Familial narcolepsy in the Lipizzaner horse: a report of three fillies born to the same sire

Eva Ludvikova Equine Clinic, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackeho 1-3, Brno 61242, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Seiji Nishino Stanford Sleep Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Noriaki Sakai Stanford Sleep Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Petr Jahn Equine Clinic, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackeho 1-3, Brno 61242, Czech Republic
Pages 99-102 | Received 22 Dec 2011, Accepted 17 Jul 2012, Published online: 14 Aug 2012

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