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Reevaluation of a large family defines a new locus for X-linked recessive pure spastic paraplegia (SPG34) on chromosome Xq25

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  1. Center for Studies of the Human Genome, University of São Paulo Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Lúcia Inês Macedo-Souza, Fernando Kok, Silvana Santos, Luciana Licinio, Karina Lezirovitz, Rafaella M. P. Nascimento & Mayana Zatz

  2. Child Neurology Service, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Fernando Kok, Clarissa Bueno, Marcília Martyn & Emília K. E. A. Leão

  3. Department of Neurology, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 255/5131, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Fernando Kok

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Lúcia Inês Macedo-Souza and Fernando Kok contributed equally to this study.

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Macedo-Souza, L.I., Kok, F., Santos, S. et al. Reevaluation of a large family defines a new locus for X-linked recessive pure spastic paraplegia (SPG34) on chromosome Xq25. Neurogenetics 9, 225–226 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10048-008-0130-8

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