Broadened Friedreich's ataxia phenotype after gene cloning: Minimal GAA expansion causes late-onset spastic ataxia

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1617-1620

  Ragno, M ^b   De Michele, G ^a   Cavalcanti, F ^a   Pianese, L ^a   Monticelli, A ^a   Curatola, L ^c   Bollettini, F ^c   Cocozza, S ^a   Caruso, G ^a   Santoro, L ^a   Filla, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Mazzoni Hospital   (Italy)

^c Università Federico II ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 0031467887     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.6.1617     Document Type: Article

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