Ataxia telangiectasia in the british isles: The clinical and laboratory features of 70 affected individuals

QJM

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 169-179

  Woods, C G ^a   Taylor, A M R ^b  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; AGE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EYE DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGERIA; UNITED KINGDOM; APRAXIA; ATAXIA; CHOREA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSARTHRIA; DYSTONIA; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; AGE FACTORS; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; ATAXIA TELANGIECTASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE DISEASES; FAMILY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PROGERIA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; THINNESS;

EID: 0026612460     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068657     Document Type: Article

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