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A case of fatal familial insomnia in Africa

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Supported by the EU Network of Excellence “NeuroPrion” (FOOD-CT-2004-506579) and The Gino Galletti Foundation.

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  1. Department of Neurological Science, University of Bologna, via Ugo Foscolo, 7, Bologna, Italy

    Elisa Baldin, Sabina Capellari, Federica Provini, Patrizia Corrado, Rocco Liguori, Piero Parchi, Pasquale Montagna & Pietro Cortelli

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Baldin, E., Capellari, S., Provini, F. et al. A case of fatal familial insomnia in Africa. J Neurol 256, 1778–1779 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-009-5205-4

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