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Somatic mosaicism in TPM2-related myopathy with nemaline rods and cap structures

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  1. Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus Foundation, Milan, Italy

    Giorgio Tasca & Gabriella Silvestri

  2. Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Neurosciences, Bambino Gesù Children’s Research Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Fabiana Fattori & Enrico Bertini

  3. Institute of Neurology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Giorgio Tasca, Enzo Ricci, Mauro Monforte, Valentina Rizzo & Gabriella Silvestri

  4. Pediatric Neurology Unit, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy

    Eugenio Mercuri

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Tasca, G., Fattori, F., Ricci, E. et al. Somatic mosaicism in TPM2-related myopathy with nemaline rods and cap structures. Acta Neuropathol 125, 169–171 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-012-1049-6

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