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Shaw, P.J., Duntley, S.P. (2012). Neurological disorders: towards a mechanistic understanding of restless legs syndrome.  Curr. Biol. 22(12): R485--R486.
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FBrf0218693
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Abstract
Restless legs syndrome is a curious neurological disorder of unknown aetiology. A new study has found that Drosophila mutants in the fly homologue of a human gene, BTBD9, that has been implicated as a risk factor for restless legs display important features of the syndrome.
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PMC3741047 (PMC) (EuropePMC)
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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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