FMR1 premutation as a rare cause of late onset ataxia: Evidence for FXTAS in female carriers [8]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1418-1419

  Zuhlke Ch ^e   Budnik, A ^e   Gehlken, U ^e   Dalski, A ^e   Purmann, S ^e   Naumann, M ^a   Schmidt, M ^b   Burk K ^c,d   Schwinger, E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^e Institut für Humangenetik   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; PROPRANOLOL DERIVATIVE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GAIT DISORDER; GAZE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SEX ROLE; TREMOR;

AGED; ATAXIA; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 12744259994     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0558-1     Document Type: Letter

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