Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia with retinal degeneration (ADCA II): Clinical and neuropathological findings in two pedigrees and genetic linkage to 3p12-p21.1

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 367-371

  Jobsis G J ^a,e   Weber, J W ^a   Barth, P G ^a,b   Keizers, H ^a   Baas, F ^a   Van Schooneveld, M J ^c   Van Hilten, J J ^d   Troost, D ^b   Geesink, H H ^a   Bolhuis, P A ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia; Genetic linkage; Retinal degeneration

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 3P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0030940340     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.4.367     Document Type: Article

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