Molecular genetics, classification and phenotypes in hereditary ataxias;Genetische Diagnostik, Klassifikation und klinische Krankheitsentitaten hereditarer Ataxien

Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-89

  Schols L ^a   Riess O ^b   Amoiridis, G ^a   Riess A ^b   Przuntek, H ^a   Epplen, J T ^b  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEREDITARY ATAXIA; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030929701     PISSN: 07204299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-996312     Document Type: Review

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