The neuropathology of CAG repeat diseases: Review and update of genetic and molecular features

Brain Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 901-926

  Robitaille, Yves ^a,b,e   Lopes Cendes, Iscia ^a,b   Becher, Mark ^c   Rouleau, Guy ^a,b   Clark, Arthur W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

EID: 0030847065     PISSN: 10156305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.1997.tb00893.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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