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. 1996 Mar;60(3):354–356. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.60.3.354-a

Homozygosity for Machado-Joseph disease gene enhances phenotypic severity.

G Sobue, M Doyu, N Nakao, N Shimada, T Mitsuma, H Maruyama, S Kawakami, S Nakamura
PMCID: PMC1073875  PMID: 8609529

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