Deletion analysis of the SMN and NAIP genes in Kuwaiti patients with spinal muscular atrophy

Human Genetics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 524-527

  Samilchuk, Elena ^a   D'Souza, Brendan ^a   Bastaki, Leila ^a   Al Awadi, Sadika ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXON; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; MOTONEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

ARABS; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; EXONS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONAL APOPTOSIS-INHIBITORY PROTEIN; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0029853107     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050253     Document Type: Article

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