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MEIS1 p.R272H in familial restless legs syndrome
C Vilariño-Güell1, H Chai, B H Keeling
1Division of Neurogenetics, Department of Neuroscience, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. VilarinoGuell.Carles@mayo.edu
Neurology
|July 22, 2009
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