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Original Article

A novel mutation in the senataxin gene identified in a Chinese patient with sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Zhen-hua Zhao Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Centre of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou
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Wen-zu Chen Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Centre of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou
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Zhi-ying Wu Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Centre of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou; Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ning Wang Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Centre of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou
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Gui-xian Zhao Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Institutes of Brain Science and State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Wan-jin Chen Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Centre of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou
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Shen-xing Murong Department of Neurology and Institute of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Centre of Neuroscience, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou
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Pages 118-122 | Received 31 Jul 2008, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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