Special Sections: Letters to the Editor

Updating Genetic Studies in Familial Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification

Authors: João Ricardo Mendes de Oliveira MD, PhD, Roberta Rodrigues de Lemos MS, Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira

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