Type VII (SCA 7) spinocerebellar ataxia. A communication regarding a Spanish family with this condition;Ataxia espinocerebelar tipo VII (AEC 7). Comunicacion de una familia afectada espanola

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 964-966

  Mayo, D ^a   Yusta, A ^a   Vazquez J M ^a   Garcia Ruiz P ^a   Robledo, M ^a   Benitez J ^a  

^a Clínica Nuestra Señora de la Concepción   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anticipation; Ataxia; Autosomal dominant ataxia; Type VII spinocerebellar ataxia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CODON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMAN; MALE; RETINA DEGENERATION; SPAIN; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

EID: 0033620581     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.2810.98479     Document Type: Article

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