Familial juvenile focal amyotrophy of the upper extremity (Hirayama disease): Superoxide dismutase 1 genotype and activity

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 46-50

  Robberecht, Wim ^a   Aguirre, Tania ^a   Van Den Bosch, Ludo ^a   Theys, Paul ^a   Nees, Herman ^a   Cassiman, J J ^a   Matthijs, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORIMETRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; HIRAYAMA DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031038590     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550130032012     Document Type: Article

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