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A parkinsonian movement disorder with brain iron deposition and a haemochromatosis mutation

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    Stefan Williams, Maruthi Ravi Vinjam, Azzam Ismail & Ahamad Hassan

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Williams, S., Vinjam, M.R., Ismail, A. et al. A parkinsonian movement disorder with brain iron deposition and a haemochromatosis mutation. J Neurol 260, 2170–2171 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-6995-y

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