Somatic mosaicism for Friedreich's ataxia GAA triplet repeat expansions in the central nervous system

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 606-610

  Montermini, L ^a   Kish, S J ^b   Jiralerspong, S ^a   Lamarche, J B ^c   Pandolfo, M ^a,d  

^a NOTRE DAME HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d Ctr de Rech Louis Charles Simard   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMOSOME 9; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MITOSIS; MOSAICISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0030815628     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.2.606     Document Type: Article

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