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Expanding the Distinctive Neuroimaging Phenotype of ACTA2 Mutations

F. D'Arco, C.A. Alves, C. Raybaud, W.K.K. Chong, G.E. Ishak, S. Ramji, M. Grima, A.J. Barkovich and V. Ganesan
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2018, 39 (11) 2126-2131; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5823
F. D'Arco
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (F.D'A., W.K.K.C.)
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C.A. Alves
cRadiology Department (C.A.A.), Hospital Das Clinicas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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C. Raybaud
dDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging (C.R.), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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W.K.K. Chong
aFrom the Departments of Radiology (F.D'A., W.K.K.C.)
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G.E. Ishak
eDepartment of Radiology (G.E.I.), Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
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S. Ramji
fDepartment of Radiology (S.R.), Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust, London, UK
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M. Grima
gDepartment of Radiology (M.G.), University Hospital of North Staffordshire National Health Service Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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A.J. Barkovich
hDepartment of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging (A.J.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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V. Ganesan
bNeurology (V.G.), Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK
iNeuroscience Unit (V.G.), UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
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