Gene deletions in Arab patients with spinal muscular atrophy

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 310-313

  Haider, Mohammad Z ^a   Moosa, Allie ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; DNA; PROTEIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXON; GENE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NERVE CONDUCTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY;

EID: 0030883917     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307389701200503     Document Type: Article

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