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. 1997 Sep;34(9):753–757. doi: 10.1136/jmg.34.9.753

Nasu-Hakola syndrome: polycystic lipomembranous osteodysplasia with sclerosing leucoencephalopathy and presenile dementia.

A Verloes 1, P Maquet 1, B Sadzot 1, M Vivario 1, A Thiry 1, G Franck 1
PMCID: PMC1051061  PMID: 9321763

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