Clinical, biochemical and molecular genetic findings in a family with adrenomyeloneuropathy

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 385-388

  Vorgerd, M ^a,d   Fuchs, S ^b   Conzelmann, E ^c   Tegenthoff, M ^a   Malin, J P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenoleukodystrophy; Adrenomyeloneuropathy; ALD gene; Molecular genetic analysis; Peroxisomal disorder; X linked genetic disease

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; DNA; VALINE; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY; ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA;

EID: 0029745801     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.1996.tb00234.x     Document Type: Article

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