Molecular analysis of the it15 gene in patients with apparently ‘sporadic’ huntington’s disease

European Neurology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 348-352

  Mandich, Paola ^a   Di Maria, Emilio ^a   Bellone, Emilia ^a   Ajmar, Franco ^a   Abbruzzese, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

DNA analysis; Huntington s disease; IT15 gene; Sporadic cases

Indexed keywords

TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029808807     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: 14219913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000117292     Document Type: Article

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