Epidemiological and genetic studies of myotonic dystrophy type 1 in Taiwan

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 283-289

  Hsiao, K M ^a   Chen, S S ^c   Li, S Y ^a   Chiang, S Y ^a   Lin, H M ^a   Pan, H ^a   Huang, C C ^c   Kuo, H C ^c   Jou, S B ^b   Su, C C ^a,d   Ro, L S ^c   Liu, C S ^e   Lo, M C ^e   Chen, C M ^a   Lin, C C ^b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CTG trinucleotide repeat; Genetic study; Myotonic dystrophy type 1; Prevalence; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINYLTHREONYLGLYCINE; NUCLEOTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC STABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 1; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; ONSET AGE; PARENT; PATIENT; POPULATION GENETICS; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; TISSUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAIWAN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 0043163661     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071191     Document Type: Article

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