X-linked Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy can be diagnosed from skin biopsy or blood sample

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-253

  Mora, M ^a,f   Cartegni, L ^b   Di Blasi, C ^a   Barresi, R ^a   Bione, S ^b   Raffaele Di Barletta, M ^b   Morandi, L ^a   Merlini, L ^c   Nigro, V ^d   Politano, L ^d   Donati, M A ^e   Cornelio, F ^a   Cobianchi, F ^b   Toniolo, D ^b  

^a National Neurological Institute C   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c RIZZOLI ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f Ist Naz Neurologico C B ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPHOBLAST; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, EMERY-DREIFUSS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN; THYMOPOIETINS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 15144346675     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410420218     Document Type: Article

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