Clinical, neuropathological, and molecular study in two families with spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6)

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 86-89

  Ishikawa, K ^a,h   Watanabe, M ^a   Yoshizawa, K ^a,c   Fujita, T ^a   Iwamoto, H ^d   Yoshizawa, T ^a   Harada, K ^e   Nakamagoe, K ^a   Komatsuzaki, Y ^d   Satoh, A ^a   Doi, M ^f   Ogata, T ^b   Kanazawa, I ^g   Shoji, S ^a   Mizusawa, H ^h  

^a Institutes of Clinical Medicine

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c National Mito Hospital   (Japan)

^d Hatsuishi Hospital   (Japan)

^e IBARAKI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f TSUKUBA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^h TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cag repeat; Neuropathology; Purkinje cell; SCA6

Indexed keywords

UBIQUITIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL LOSS; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CEREBELLUM DEGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY STUDY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GRANULAR CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERIOR OLIVE; JAPAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL;

EID: 0033043538     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.1.86     Document Type: Article

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