Genetic epidemiology of muscular dystrophies resulting from sarcoglycan gene mutations

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 973-977

  Fanin, M ^a   Duggan, D J ^b   Mostacciuolo, M L ^a   Martinello, F ^a   Freda, M P ^a   Soraru G ^a   Trevisan, C P ^a   Hoffman, E P ^b   Angelini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy; Duchenne like muscular dystrophy; Sarcoglycan complex

Indexed keywords

GLYCAN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ITALY; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SARCOMERE;

EID: 0030784953     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.12.973     Document Type: Article

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