Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome in sisters related to X-inactivation

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 144-147

  Berry Kravis, Elizabeth ^a   Potanos, Kristina ^a   Weinberg, Dahlia ^a   Zhou, Lili ^a   Goetz, Christopher G ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRAGILE X TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; HUMAN; PARKINSONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREMOR; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATAXIA; BRAIN MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; DNA METHYLATION; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SIBLINGS; TREMOR;

EID: 11144233958     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.20360     Document Type: Article

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