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Association study of the G258S transferrin gene polymorphism and Parkinson's disease in the Spanish population

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  1. Movement Disorders Unit, Neurology Service Institut, Clínic de Malalties del Sistema Nerviós (ICMSN), Hospital Clínic Universitari, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi y Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Villarroel, 170, 08036, Barcelona, Spain

    M. Ezquerra PhD, J. Campdelacreu MD, E. Muñoz MD, PhD & E. Tolosa MD, PhD

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Ezquerra, M., Campdelacreu, J., Muñoz, E. et al. Association study of the G258S transferrin gene polymorphism and Parkinson's disease in the Spanish population. J Neurol 252, 1269–1270 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0695-1

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