Hereditary canine spinal muscular atrophy is phenotypically similar but molecularly distinct from human spinal muscular atrophy

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 531-537

  Blazej, R G ^a   Mellersh, C S ^a   Cork, L C ^b   Ostrander, E A ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031794352     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/89.6.531     Document Type: Article

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