A deletion of five nucleotides in the L1CAM gene in a Japanese family with X-linked hydrocephalus

Human Genetics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 353-356

  Takechi, Tomoki ^a   Tohyama, Jun ^a   Kurashige, Takanobu ^b   Maruta, Kyoko ^c   Uyemura, Keiichi ^d   Ohi, Takekazu ^e   Matsukura, Shigeru ^e   Sakuragawa, Norio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Prefectural Nichinan Hospital   (Japan)

^d KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT STENOSIS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; EXON; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROCEPHALUS; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; STOP CODON; THUMB MALFORMATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0029671085     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02185770     Document Type: Article

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