Niemann-Pick disease type C in adults

Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 491-500

  Imrie, J ^a   Vijayaraghaven, S ^a   Whitehouse, C ^a   Harris, S ^a   Heptinstall, L ^a   Church, H ^a   Cooper, A ^a   Besley, G T N ^a   Wraith, J E ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL; DNA; FILIPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHOLESTEROL ESTERIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSTONIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GAZE PARALYSIS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTELLECT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIEMANN PICK DISEASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOSIS; STAINING; WILSON DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATAXIA; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NIEMANN-PICK DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEIZURES; SPLENOMEGALY; TREMOR;

EID: 0036822859     PISSN: 01418955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021259403196     Document Type: Article

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