Genetic heterogeneity in miyoshi-type distal muscular dystrophy

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 317-320

  Linssen, W H J P ^a   De Visser, M ^b   Notermans, N C ^c   Vreyling, J P ^b   Van Doorn, P A ^d   Wokke, J H J ^c   Baas, F ^b   Bolhuis, P A ^b  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Academic Hospital   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chromosome 10; Chromosome 2p12 14; Genetic heterogeneity; Genome wide screen; Linkage analysis; Miyoshi type distal muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHROMOSOME 10; CHROMOSOME 2P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MALE; MIYOSHI DISTAL MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY;

ADULT; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; PEDIGREE;

EID: 0031878796     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8966(98)00020-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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