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The highly heterogeneous spinocerebellar ataxias: From genes to targets for therapeutic intervention

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Matilla-Dueñas, A. The highly heterogeneous spinocerebellar ataxias: From genes to targets for therapeutic intervention. Cerebellum 7, 97–100 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12311-008-0020-5

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