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Identification of a patient affected by “Juvenile-chronic” Tay Sachs disease in South Italy

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  1. Institute of Biomedical Technologies, National Research Council, Section of Bari, Bari, Italy

    M. Liguori

  2. Institute of Neurological Sciences, National Research Council, c/da Burga, 87050, Piano Lago di Mangone, CS, Italy

    G. Tagarelli, N. Romeo, A. Bagalà & Patrizia Spadafora

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Liguori, M., Tagarelli, G., Romeo, N. et al. Identification of a patient affected by “Juvenile-chronic” Tay Sachs disease in South Italy. Neurol Sci 37, 1883–1885 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-016-2646-2

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