Leukodystrophy associated with oligodontia in a a large inbred family: Fortuitous association or new entity?

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 118 A, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-81

  Atrouni, Salim ^a   Darazé, Antoine ^b   Tamraz, Jean ^c   Cassia, Antoine ^b   Caillaud, Catherine ^d   Mégarbané, André ^e,f  

^a MAKASSED GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

^b LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^c SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^d Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^e SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

^f Saint Joseph University   (France)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Autosomal recessive; Leukodystrophy; MRI; Oligodontia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BRAIN ATROPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LEUKODYSTROPHY; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODONTIA; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; SCHOOL CHILD; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; WHITE MATTER;

ATAXIA;

EID: 0041319316     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.10019     Document Type: Article

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