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The many faces of TUBB4A mutations

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This work was supported by grants from the Bachmann Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson Foundation, intramural funds from the University of Lübeck (SPP Genetics), and the Hermann and Lilly Schilling Foundation.

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Lohmann, K., Klein, C. The many faces of TUBB4A mutations. Neurogenetics 15, 81–82 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10048-014-0399-8

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