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Mutations in PDYN are not responsible for multiple system atrophy

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank all the patients and their families who contributed to this project. Study support provided by NIMH K08MH86297 (BLF) and the UCLA Program in Neurogenetics (BLF).

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  1. Department of Neurology, Program in Neurogenetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, 695 Charles Young Drive South, Gonda Room 2506, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Brent L. Fogel, Cameron Baker, Andrew Curnow, Susan L. Perlman, Daniel H. Geschwind & Giovanni Coppola

  2. Department of Psychiatry, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA

    Daniel H. Geschwind & Giovanni Coppola

  3. Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, California, 90095, USA

    Daniel H. Geschwind

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Fogel, B.L., Baker, C., Curnow, A. et al. Mutations in PDYN are not responsible for multiple system atrophy. J Neurol 260, 927–928 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-012-6830-x

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