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Size and Shape of the Corpus Callosum in Adult Niemann-Pick Type C Reflects State and Trait Illness Variables

M. Walterfang, M. Fahey, L. Abel, M. Fietz, A. Wood, E. Bowman, D. Reutens and D. Velakoulis
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2011, 32 (7) 1340-1346; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2490
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