Trinucleotide repeat disorders in humans: Discussions of mechanisms and medical issues

FASEB Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1589-1597

  Timchenko, L T ^a   Caskey, C Thomas ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

ataxia; Huntington disease; myotonic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ATAXIA; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE ISOLATION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0030477621     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.10.14.9002550     Document Type: Review

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