The genetics of disorders with synuclein pathology and parkinsonism

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1901-1905

  Farrer, Matt ^a   Gwinn Hardy, Katrina ^a   Hutton, Mike ^a   Hardy, John ^a  

^a Laboratory of Neurogenetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; TAU PROTEIN;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CELL DEATH; ESSENTIAL TREMOR; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY, PROGRESSIVE; SYNUCLEINS; TAU PROTEINS;

EID: 0032862949     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.10.1901     Document Type: Review

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