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Dopamine β-hydroxylase deficiency involves the central autonomic network

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  1. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA

    William P. Cheshire Jr

  2. Departments of Neuroscience and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Dennis W. Dickson

  3. Department of Neurology, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Kirsty F. Nahm & Horacio C. Kaufmann

  4. Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Eduardo E. Benarroch

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Cheshire, W.P., Dickson, D.W., Nahm, K.F. et al. Dopamine β-hydroxylase deficiency involves the central autonomic network. Acta Neuropathol 112, 227–229 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-006-0103-7

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