Marked variation in the cardiomyopathy associated with Friedreich's ataxia

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-147

  Dutka, D P ^a   Donnelly, J E ^a   Nihoyannopoulos, P ^a   Oakley, C M ^a   Nunez, D J ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Friedreich's ataxia; Genetics

Indexed keywords

FRATAXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

EID: 0033027550     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.2.141     Document Type: Article

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