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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration Volume 19, 2018 - Issue 7-8
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Very late-onset amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a Portuguese cohort

Miguel Oliveira SantosInstitute of Physiology Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; ;Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marta GromichoInstitute of Physiology Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; View further author information
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Susana PintoInstitute of Physiology Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; View further author information
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Mamede de CarvalhoInstitute of Physiology Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; ;Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, PortugalView further author information
Pages 619-622 | Received 17 May 2018, Accepted 30 Jul 2018, Published online: 28 Sep 2018

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