Strong association of the Saitohin gene Q7 variant with progressive supranuclear palsy

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 407-409

  De Silva, Rohan ^a   Hope, A ^a   Pittman, A ^a   Weale, M E ^b   Morris, H R ^a   Wood, N W ^a   Lees, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; SAITOHIN GENE;

EID: 0042123967     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000073140.25533.90     Document Type: Article

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