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The Diagnostic Value of Ultrastructural Studies of Skin‐Punch Biopsies and Buffy Coat for the Early Diagnosis of Some Neurodegenerative Diseases

1986; Wiley; Volume: 477; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1749-6632.1986.tb40349.x

1749-6632

Krystyna E. Wisniewski,

Nuclear Structure and Function

Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 477, Issue 1 p. 285-311 The Diagnostic Value of Ultrastructural Studies of Skin-Punch Biopsies and Buffy Coat for the Early Diagnosis of Some Neurodegenerative Diseases KRYSTYNA E. WISNIEWSKI, KRYSTYNA E. WISNIEWSKI Department of Pathological Neurobiology Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities New York State Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Staten Island, New York 10314Search for more papers by this author KRYSTYNA E. WISNIEWSKI, KRYSTYNA E. 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