Friedreich ataxia: From GAA triplet-repeat expansion to frataxin deficiency

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-24

  Patel, Pragna I ^a   Isaya, Grazia ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRATAXIN; IRON;

ALLELE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; DNA STRUCTURE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GERM LINE; IRON METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS;

EID: 0034969491     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321283     Document Type: Review

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