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Brait–Fahn–Schwarz disease: Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis complex

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bursa Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Yildirim, 16800, Bursa, Turkey

    Asiye Mukaddes Erol & Aykut Celik

  2. Department of Neurology, Bursa Şevket Yılmaz Training and Research Hospital, Yildirim, 16800, Bursa, Turkey

    Ahmet Kasim Kilic

  3. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Giresun, Giresun, Turkey

    Canan Celik

  4. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Boğaziçi University, Bebek, 34342, Istanbul, Turkey

    A. Nazli Basak

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Erol, A.M., Kilic, A.K., Celik, A. et al. Brait–Fahn–Schwarz disease: Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis complex. Acta Neurol Belg 116, 401–403 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-015-0531-z

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