Clinical and molecular analysis of Japanese patients with neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 344-348

  Oishi, Kimihiko ^a   Ida, Hiroyuki ^a   Kurosawa, Kenji ^a   Eto, Yoshikatsu ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CLN3; Epidemiology; Japanese NCL; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEURONAL CEROID LIPOFUSCINOSIS; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0032796379     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1999.2835     Document Type: Conference Paper

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