Novel PLEC gene variants causing congenital myasthenic syndrome
Aixa Gonzalez Garcia MD
Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Search for more papers by this authorMichelle S. Tutmaher DO
Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Search for more papers by this authorSaila R. Upadhyayula MD
Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Search for more papers by this authorRossana Sanchez Russo MD
Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Sumit Verma MD
Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Sumit Verma, Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1400 Tullie Road, 8th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAixa Gonzalez Garcia MD
Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Search for more papers by this authorMichelle S. Tutmaher DO
Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Search for more papers by this authorSaila R. Upadhyayula MD
Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Search for more papers by this authorRossana Sanchez Russo MD
Department of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Sumit Verma MD
Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
Correspondence
Sumit Verma, Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1400 Tullie Road, 8th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Email: [email protected]
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