Two novel CACNA1A gene mutations associated with episodic ataxia type 2 and interictal dystonia

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 314-316

  Spacey, Sian D ^a,b,e   Materek, Luke A ^a   Szczygielski, Blajez I ^a   Bird, Thomas D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UBC Hospital ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL P TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL Q TYPE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CACNA1A GENE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSTONIA; EPISODIC ATAXIA TYPE 2; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NYSTAGMUS; ONSET AGE; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM CHANNELS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DYSTONIA; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS;

EID: 13444249849     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.62.2.314     Document Type: Article

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