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Rapidly Progressive Dementia in a Chinese Patient due to C9ORF72 Mutation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Nagaendran Kandiah ,
Pheth Sengdy ,
Ian R. A. Mackenzie ,
Ging-Yuek R. Hsiung ,
Mariely DeJesus-Hernandez  and
Rosa Rademakers
Nagaendran Kandiah
Affiliation:
National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
Pheth Sengdy
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Email: hsiung@mail.ubc.ca
Ian R. A. Mackenzie
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Email: hsiung@mail.ubc.ca
Ging-Yuek R. Hsiung
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Email: hsiung@mail.ubc.ca
Mariely DeJesus-Hernandez
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Rosa Rademakers
Affiliation:
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 39 , Issue 5 , September 2012 , pp. 676 - 677
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2012

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