No association between FMR1 premutations and multiple system atrophy [5]

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 251, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1411-1412

  Yabe, Ichiro ^a,b   Soma, Hiroyuki ^a,b   Takei, Asako ^c   Fujik, Naoto ^d   Sasaki, Hidenao ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hokuyukai Neurology Hospital ^*  (Japan)

^c Hokuyukai Neurology Hospital   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ATAXIA; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DNA SEQUENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

ADULT; AGED; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 12744262948     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-004-0546-5     Document Type: Letter

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