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Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration
A neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation that is caused by autosomal recessive inheritance of mutation in the PANK2 gene on chromosome 20p13.
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Overview
A neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation that is caused by autosomal recessive inheritance of mutation in the PANK2 gene on chromosome 20p13.
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