Kennedy's disease

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-220

  Au, K M ^a   Lau, K K ^a   Chan, A Y W ^a   Sheng, B ^a   Li, H L ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Genetic diseases, X linked; Motor neuron disease; Muscular atrophy, spinal; Receptors, androgens

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HUMAN; KENNEDY DISEASE; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ADULT; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL;

EID: 0038352231     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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