Molecular genetics and its clinical application in the diagnosis of spinocerebellar ataxias

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-73

  Xie, Qiu You ^a   Liang, Xiu Ling ^a   Li, Xun Hua ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dynamic mutation; Polyglutamine disease; Spinocerebellar ataxia; Trinucleotide repeat

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 1; ATAXIN 7; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA 12 PROTEIN; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA 2 PROTEIN; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA 6 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SILVER STAINING; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ADULT; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

ATAXIA;

EID: 13544257310     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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