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Case Report

Novel Mutations in NPC1 are Associated with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-Like Disease: A Case Report

Hongling Fu1 Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China;2 Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Qiu Wang2 Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China;3 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Hanmin Liu1 Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China;2 Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 797-803 | Published online: 09 Mar 2021

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