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Immunologic treatment of Parkinson's disease

    Joseph Jankovic

    *Author for correspondence: Tel: +1 713 798 6556; Fax: +1 713 798 6808;

    E-mail Address: josephj@bcm.edu

    ; www.jankovic.org

    Distinguished Chair in Movement Disorders, Director, Parkinson's Disease Center & Movement Disorders Clinic, Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, 7200 Cambridge, Suite 9A; Houston, TX 77030–4202, USA

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.2217/imt-2017-0146
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