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Novel Lys215Asn mutation in an Italian family with Thomsen myotonia

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  1. Neurological Unit, “A. Manzoni” Hospital - ASST Lecco, Via dell’Eremo 9/11, 23900, Lecco, Italy

    Vittorio Mantero, Roberto Balgera, Andrea Salmaggi & Andrea Rigamonti

  2. Dino Ferrari Centre, Neuroscience Section, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation (DEPT), Neurology Unit, IRCCS Fondazione Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Sabrina Lucchiari & Giacomo P. Comi

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Mantero, V., Lucchiari, S., Balgera, R. et al. Novel Lys215Asn mutation in an Italian family with Thomsen myotonia. Neurol Sci 39, 1491–1492 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-018-3311-8

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