The gene for progressive myoclonus epilepsy of the lafora type maps to chromosome 6q

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 1995, Pages 1657-1663

  M serratosa, José ^a,b   V delgado escueta, Antonio ^a,b   Posada, Ignacio ^a,b,c   Shih, Susan ^a,b   Drury, Ivo ^a,b,d   Berciano, José ^a,b,e   Zabala, J Antonio ^a,b,f   Antúnez, M Carmen ^a,b,g   S sparkes, Robert ^a,b,h  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; SCHIFF BASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CELL INCLUSION; CHROMOSOME 6Q; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSANGUINITY; DEMENTIA; DNA FLANKING REGION; FAMILY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MARKER GENE; MYOCLONUS EPILEPSY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 6; CONSANGUINITY; EPILEPSIES, MYOCLONIC; FEMALE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MALE; PEDIGREE; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029082843     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/4.9.1657     Document Type: Article

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