Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 in seven Korean families: CAG trinucleotide expansion and clinical characteristics

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 659-664

  Kim, Jong Min ^a   Shin, Sue ^a   Kim, Ji Yeon ^a   Joo, Se Ick ^a   Park, Sung Sup ^a   Kim, Jae Woo ^b   Jeon, Beom S ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cerebellar ataxia; Cerebral angiography; Spinocerebellar degeneration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; KOREA; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGY; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BRAIN; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LYMPHOCYTES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0033254212     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.6.659     Document Type: Article

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