Postmortem study of ataxia with retinitis pigmentosa by mutation of the α-tocopherol transfer protein gene

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 521-525

  Yokota, T ^a   Okeda, R ^b   Mizusawa, H ^a   Uchihara, T ^a,d   Kumagai, J ^a   Shiojiri, T ^a   Pang, J J ^b   Arita, M ^c   Arai, H ^c   Hayashi, M ^e   Kiyosawa, M ^b  

^a Tokyo Medical and Dental University ^*  (Japan)

^b Medical Research Institute   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^e TOKYO METROPOLITAN NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Retinitis pigmentosa; Vitamin E; tocopherol transfer protein

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CARRIER PROTEIN; FAT; LIPOFUSCIN;

AGED; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL LOSS; CEREBELLUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIVER; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SPINAL GANGLION; SYMPTOM; TISSUE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0034059016     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.4.521     Document Type: Article

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