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Intracranial Arteries in Individuals with the Elastin Gene Hemideletion of Williams Syndrome

D.P. Wint, J.A. Butman, J.C. Masdeu, A. Meyer-Lindenberg, C.B. Mervis, D. Sarpal, C.A. Morris and K.F. Berman
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2014, 35 (1) 90-94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3641
D.P. Wint
aFrom the Section on Integrative Neuroimaging, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch (D.P.W., J.C.M., A.M.-L., D.S., K.F.B.), National Institute of Mental Health
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J.A. Butman
bRadiology and Imaging Sciences, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center (J.A.B.), Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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J.C. Masdeu
aFrom the Section on Integrative Neuroimaging, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch (D.P.W., J.C.M., A.M.-L., D.S., K.F.B.), National Institute of Mental Health
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A. Meyer-Lindenberg
aFrom the Section on Integrative Neuroimaging, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch (D.P.W., J.C.M., A.M.-L., D.S., K.F.B.), National Institute of Mental Health
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C.B. Mervis
cNeurodevelopmental Sciences Laboratory (C.B.M.), Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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D. Sarpal
aFrom the Section on Integrative Neuroimaging, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch (D.P.W., J.C.M., A.M.-L., D.S., K.F.B.), National Institute of Mental Health
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C.A. Morris
dDepartment of Pediatrics (C.A.M.), University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada.
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K.F. Berman
aFrom the Section on Integrative Neuroimaging, Clinical Brain Disorders Branch (D.P.W., J.C.M., A.M.-L., D.S., K.F.B.), National Institute of Mental Health
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2014, 35 (1) 90-94; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3641
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