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Atypical Multiple Lipomatosis as Sole Manifestation of a Mitochondrial Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

Josef Finsterer  and
Romana Höftberger
Josef Finsterer
Affiliation:
Danube University Krems, Vienna, Krems, Austria Email: fifigs1@yahoo.de
Romana Höftberger
Affiliation:
Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , March 2012 , pp. 252 - 253
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2012

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