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Color vision as a biological marker able to differentiate two phenotypically similar neurological diseases

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    Anna Piro, Antonio Tagarelli, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Carmelina Chiriaco, Fabiana Novellino & Aldo Quattrone

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Piro, A., Tagarelli, A., Nicoletti, G. et al. Color vision as a biological marker able to differentiate two phenotypically similar neurological diseases. Neurol Sci 39, 951–952 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3219-8

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