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. 1989 Dec;52(12):1438–1439. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.52.12.1438

Anti-Purkinje cell cytoplasmic and neuronal nuclear antibodies aid diagnosis of paraneoplastic autoimmune neurological disorders.

V A Lennon
PMCID: PMC1031609  PMID: 2614445

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