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Posterior Pituitary Ectopia: Another Hint Toward a Genetic Etiology
D. Maintz, G. Benz-Bohm, A. Gindele, E. Schönau, R. Pfäffle and K. Lackner
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2000, 21 (6) 1116-1118;
D. Maintz
G. Benz-Bohm
A. Gindele
E. Schönau
R. Pfäffle
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Posterior Pituitary Ectopia: Another Hint Toward a Genetic Etiology
D. Maintz, G. Benz-Bohm, A. Gindele, E. Schönau, R. Pfäffle, K. Lackner
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2000, 21 (6) 1116-1118;
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