Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 and episodic ataxia type 2 in a Korean family

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 809-813

  Koh, Seong Ho ^a   Kim, Hee Tae ^a   Kim, Seung Hyun ^a   Lee, Gyu Yong ^a   Kim, Juhan ^a   Kim, Myoung Ho ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Calcium Channels; Spinocerebellar Ataxias

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL, VOLTAGE DEPENDENT, P/Q TYPE, ALPHA 1A SUBUNIT; CALCIUM CHANNEL, VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT, P/Q TYPE, ALPHA 1A SUBUNIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0035656293     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2001.16.6.809     Document Type: Article

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