Highlights
- •C9ORF72-associated diseases may vary from ALS-FTD complex to movement disorders.
- •We describe an atypical DOPA-responsive parkinsonism carrying C9orf72 expansion.
- •Penetrance, genotype-phenotype correlations and DOPA-responsiveness are discussed.
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Publication history
Published online: April 17, 2017
Accepted:
April 14,
2017
Received in revised form:
April 2,
2017
Received:
February 2,
2017
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