Relation between trinucleotide GAA repeat length and sensory neuropathy in Friedreich's ataxia

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-96

  Santoro, L ^a,b   De Michele, G ^a   Perretti, A ^a   Crisci, C ^c   Cocozza, S ^b   Cavalcanti, F ^b   Ragno, M ^d   Monticelli, A ^b   Filla, A ^a   Caruso, G ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Neurophysiology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Centro di Riabilitazione   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Mazzoni   (Italy)

Author keywords

Friedreich's ataxia; GAA expansion; Sensory neuropathy

Indexed keywords

TRINUCLEOTIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIAN NERVE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; WRIST;

EID: 0033064265     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.66.1.93     Document Type: Article

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