Wolfram (DIDMOAD) syndrome

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 838-841

  Barrett, T G ^a   Bundey, S E ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deafness; Diabetes; Optic atrophy; Wolfram syndrome

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; BRAIN STEM; CHROMOSOME 4P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEATH; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GONADAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JUVENILE DIABETES MELLITUS; KIDNEY DISEASE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

EID: 0030826078     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.34.10.838     Document Type: Article

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