Cerebral lipidoses in patients with progressive neurodegeneration: A study from south India

Community Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 186-191

  Christopher, Rita ^a   Nalini, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral lipidoses; Consanguinity; India; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; CONSANGUINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GM2 GANGLIOSIDOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE; LIPIDOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; MULTIPLE SULFATASE DEFICIENCY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NIEMANN PICK DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANDHOFF DISEASE; SIALIDOSIS; TAY SACHS DISEASE;

EID: 0036432790     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066339     Document Type: Article

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