Molecular analysis of the arylsulphatase A gene in late infantile metachromatic leucodystrophy patients and healthy subjects from Italy

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-252

  Regis, Stefano ^a   Filocamo, Mirella ^a   Stroppiano, Marina ^a   Corsolini, Fabio ^a   Gatti, Rosanna ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arylsulpharase A gene; Late infantile metachromatic leucodystrophy

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSIDE SULFATASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; ITALY; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030064040     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.33.3.251     Document Type: Article

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