Connexin32 gene mutations in X-linked dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMTX1)

Human Genetics

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 501-505

  Janssen, Emiel A M ^a   Kemp, Stephan ^a   Hensels, Gerard W ^a   Sie, Ongie G ^b   De Die Smulders, Christine E M ^c   Hoogendijk, Jessica E ^d   De Visser, Marianne ^a   Bolhuis, Pieter A ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 17P; CHROMOSOME XQ; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; STOP CODON; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POINT MUTATION; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030896412     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390050396     Document Type: Article

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