α-Synuclein: Multiple System Atrophy Prions
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Evidence for α-synuclein prions causing multiple system atrophy in humans with parkinsonism.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2157-1422
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a024588