Molecular Analysis of Spinocerebellar Ataxias in Koreans: Frequencies and Reference Ranges of SCA1, SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, and SCA7

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 336-341

  Kim, Ji Yeon ^a   Park, Sung Sup ^a   Joo, Se Ick ^a   Kim, Jong Min ^b   Jeon, Beom S ^b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Frequency; Koreans; Molecular Diagnosis; Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA)

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 1; ATAXIN 7; ATAXIN-1; ATAXIN-7; ATXN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CACNA1A PROTEIN, HUMAN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; NERVE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; SCA2 PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; HUMAN; KOREA; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

CALCIUM CHANNELS; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; KOREA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 0035981232     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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