Congenital myasthenic syndromes: Experiments of nature

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-117

  Engel, Andrew G ^a   Ohno, Kinji ^a   Sine, Steven M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Congenital myasthenic syndromes; Expression studies; Mutation analysis

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR;

ARM MUSCLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PATHOGENESIS; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 0032458176     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(98)80147-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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