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Spinocerebellar ataxia type 4 and 16q22.1-linked Japanese ataxia are not allelic

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    Y. Hellenbroich, V. Bernard & C. Zühlke

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Hellenbroich, Y., Bernard, V. & Zühlke, C. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 4 and 16q22.1-linked Japanese ataxia are not allelic. J Neurol 255, 612–613 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-008-0771-4

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