The epsilon-sarcoglycan gene in myoclonic syndromes

Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 737-739

  Valente, E M ^a   Edwards, M J ^b   Mir, P ^b,c   DiGiorgio, A ^a   Salvi, S ^a   Davis, M ^b   Russo, N ^b   Bozi, M ^b   Kim, H T ^a   Pennisi, G ^d   Quinn, N ^b   Dallapiccola, B ^a,e   Bhatia, Kailash P ^b  

^a CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; DYSTONIA; EPSILON SARCOGLYCAN GENE; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS; NONSENSE MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 13844306505     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000151979.68010.9B     Document Type: Article

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