Linkage to two separate loci in a family with a novel distal myopathy phenotype (MPD3)

Neuromuscular Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-187

  Haravuori, Henna ^a   Siitonen, H Annika ^a   Mahjneh, Ibrahim ^b   Hackman, Peter ^c   Lahti, Laura ^c   Somer, Hannu ^c   Peltonen, Leena ^a,c   Kestilä, Marjo ^a   Udd, Bjarne ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Distal myopathy; Dominant; Linkage analysis

Indexed keywords

ANKYRIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CHROMOSOME 8P; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISTAL MYOPATHY; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOMICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1242316361     PISSN: 09608966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2003.12.003     Document Type: Article

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