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. 2000 Jul;69(1):5–12. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.69.1.5

Inborn errors of metabolism as a cause of neurological disease in adults: an approach to investigation

R Gray 1, M Preece 1, S Green 1, W Whitehouse 1, J Winer 1, A Green 1
PMCID: PMC1737019  PMID: 10864596

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