Analysis of the KSP repeat of the neurofilament heavy subunit in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 789-790

  Rooke, Karen ^a   Figlewicz, Denise A ^b   Han, Fei Yu ^a   Rouleau, Guy A ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DNA; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NEUROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030000608     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.3.789     Document Type: Article

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