Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 in relation to CAG repeat length

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 209-212

  Kaseda, Y ^a   Kawakami, H ^a   Matsuyama, Z ^a   Kumagai, R ^a   Toji, M ^a   Komure, O ^b   Nishimura, M ^b   Izumi, Y ^c   Udaka, F ^c   Kameyama, M ^c   Nishio, T ^d   Sunohara, N ^d   Kuroda, Y ^e   Nakamura, S ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UTANO NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c SUMITOMO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^e SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CAG repeat; Nystagmus; Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6; Spinocerebellar degeneration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; INFERIOR OLIVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; ONSET AGE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0032947456     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1999.tb07348.x     Document Type: Article

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