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GAD, diabetes, and Stiff-Man syndrome: Some progress and more questions

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Solimena, M., Butler, M.H. & De Camilli, P. GAD, diabetes, and Stiff-Man syndrome: Some progress and more questions. J Endocrinol Invest 17, 509–520 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347745

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