X-linked congenital ataxia: A clinical and genetic study

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-56

  Bertini, Enrico ^a   Des Portes, Vincent ^b   Zanni, Ginevra ^c   Santorelli, Filippo ^a   Dionisi Vici, Carlo ^a   Vicari, Stefano ^a   Fariello, Giuseppe ^a   Chelly, Jamel ^b  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b INSTITUT COCHIN   (France)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebellar development; Congenital ataxia; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CHILD; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

ADULT; ATAXIA; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PEDIGREE; X CHROMOSOME;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0034193764     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(20000501)92:1<53::AID-AJMG9>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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