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Incidence of neuronal ceroid‐lipofuscinoses in West Germany: Variation of a method for studying autosomal recessive disorders
15 Feb 1992
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The incidence of neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinoses (NCL) in West Germany was determined using a novel method which is applicable to other autosomal recessively inherited diseases. Questionnaires were sent to all pediatric departments (answer rate 189/276, 68%), schools for the blind (39/46, 85%), and neuropathological institutes (15/22, 68%). Diagnoses were accepted only when based on firm clinical and/or electron...
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