Phenotypical features of two patients diagnosed with PHARC syndrome and carriers of a new homozygous mutation in the ABHD12 gene

@article{Frasquet2018PhenotypicalFO,
  title={Phenotypical features of two patients diagnosed with PHARC syndrome and carriers of a new homozygous mutation in the ABHD12 gene},
  author={Marina Frasquet and Vincenzo Lupo and Mar{\'i}a Jos{\'e} Chumillas and Juan Francisco V{\'a}zquez-Costa and Carmen Espin{\'o}s and Teresa Sevilla},
  journal={Journal of the Neurological Sciences},
  year={2018},
  volume={387},
  pages={134-138}
}
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