Correlation of clinical profile of myotonic dystrophy with CTG repeats in the myotonin protein kinase gene

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 107, Issue APR., 1998, Pages 187-196

  Gourie Devi, M ^a   Chaudhuri, J Ray ^a   Vasanth, Anisya ^a   Saleem, Quasar ^b   Mutsuddi, Mousumi ^b   Gopinath, Meera ^b   Sarkar, P S ^b   Brahmachari, Samir K ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^c CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

CTG repeat expansion; Myotonia; Myotonic dystrophy; PCR; Southern hybridization

Indexed keywords

MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; REPETITIVE DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PEDIGREE; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0031898750     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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