Frequency analysis of autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias in Han population in the Chinese mainland and clinical and molecular characterization of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Jiang, Hong ^a   Tang, Bei Sha ^a   Xu, Bo ^a   Zhao, Guo Hua ^a   Shen, Lu ^a   Tang, Jian Guang ^a   Li, Qing Hua ^a   Xia, Kun ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene diagnosis; Hereditary spinocerebellar ataxia; Trinucleotide repeat

Indexed keywords

ATAXIN 3;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHINA; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENE MUTATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 10; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 12; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 14; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 17; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 6; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 7; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 8; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, DOMINANT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

ATAXIA;

EID: 13544274297     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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