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Nicolaides–Baraitser syndrome: defining a phenotype

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  1. Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, IRP, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, 49 Convent Dr., Room 2A50, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4435, USA

    Elena Pretegiani

  2. Neurodegenerative Disease Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical, and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Elena Pretegiani & Maria Teresa Dotti

  3. Medical Genetics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy

    Francesca Mari & Alessandra Renieri

  4. Genetica Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy

    Francesca Mari & Alessandra Renieri

  5. Medical Genetics, A.O. Niguarda Ca’ Granda, Milan, Italy

    Silvana Penco

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Pretegiani, E., Mari, F., Renieri, A. et al. Nicolaides–Baraitser syndrome: defining a phenotype. J Neurol 263, 1659–1660 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8194-0

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