GFAP mutations in Alexander disease

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 3-5, 2002, Pages 259-268

  Li, Rong ^a   Messing, Albee ^b   Goldman, James E ^c   Brenner, Michael ^a,d  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexander disease; GFAP; Toxic interactions

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXANDER DISEASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; INTRON; MALE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOSKELETON; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ALEXANDER DISEASE; ANIMAL; ASTROCYTES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CYTOSKELETON; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMAN; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS); SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; ANIMALS; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0035986912     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(02)00019-9     Document Type: Article

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