Molecular genetic analysis of the APEX nuclease gene in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1899-1901

  Hayward, Caroline ^a   Colville, Shuna ^a   Swingler, Robert J ^b   Brock, David J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA (APURINIC OR APYRIMIDINIC SITE) LYASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033009789     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.9.1899     Document Type: Article

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