CAG Repeats in SCA6: Anticipating new clues

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1196-1199

  Zoghbi, Huda Y ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACNA1A PROTEIN, HUMAN; CALCIUM CHANNEL;

GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION; NOTE; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

CALCIUM CHANNELS; HUMANS; MUTATION; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATIONS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0031278715     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.5.1196     Document Type: Editorial

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