Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 156-161 , August 2001

hGFRα-4: a new member of the GDNF receptor family and a candidate for NBIA

  • Bing Zhou, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Medicine and Pediatrics; University of California; San Francisco, California, USA
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  • Sylvia K Bae, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics; Oregon Health Sciences University; Portland, Oregon, USA
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  • Amy C Malone, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics; Oregon Health Sciences University; Portland, Oregon, USA
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  • Barbara B Levinson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Medicine and Pediatrics; University of California; San Francisco, California, USA
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  • Yien-Ming Kuo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Medicine and Pediatrics; University of California; San Francisco, California, USA
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  • M.Roberta Cilio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neurophysiology Unit; Bambino Gesus Children’s Hospital; 00165 Rome, Italy
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  • Enrico Bertini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neurophysiology Unit; Bambino Gesus Children’s Hospital; 00165 Rome, Italy
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  • Susan J Hayflick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics; Oregon Health Sciences University; Portland, Oregon, USA
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  • Jane M Gitschier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Medicine and Pediatrics; University of California; San Francisco, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Gitschier; Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Medicine and Pediatrics; University of California; San Francisco, CA94143

Received 26 September 2000 ,Accepted 11 December 2000.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 156-161 , August 2001

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