Genetic testing of children at risk for Huntington's disease

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1048-1053

  Nance, Martha A ^a,b  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PARK NICOLLET CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030726155     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.4.1048     Document Type: Article

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