What's new in the molecular genetics of spinal muscular atrophy?

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 1, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 149-155

  Talbot, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood onset SMA; Molecular genetics of SMA; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

BIRC1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; NEURONAL APOPTOSIS INHIBITORY PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SMN PROTEIN (SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY);

CHILD; CHROMOSOME 5; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 5; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONAL APOPTOSIS-INHIBITORY PROTEIN; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD;

EID: 0031290493     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3798(97)80051-7     Document Type: Article

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