Clinical correlations in 16 patients with total or partial laminin α2 deficiency characterized using antibodies against 2 fragments of the protein

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-215

  Morandi, L ^a,f   Di Blasi, C ^a   Farina, L ^a   Sorokin, L ^b   Uzlcl, G ^a   Azan, G ^c   Pini, A ^d   Toscfliio, A ^e   Lanfossi, Af ^a   Galbiau S ^a   Cornelio, F ^a   Mora, M ^a  

^a Department of Newomuscular Disrases ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

^d S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^f DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; LAMININ;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHILD; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAMININ; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0033057467     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.56.2.209     Document Type: Article

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