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Next-generation sequencing in understanding complex neurological disease

Adam E Handel Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK; Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK; Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK
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Giulio Disanto Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK; Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK; Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK
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Sreeram V Ramagopalan Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK; Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Newark Street, London, E1 2AT, UK; Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics and Medical Research Council Functional Genomics Unit, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK. [email protected]
Pages 215-227 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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