Phenotypic variability in friedreich ataxia: Role of the associated GAA triplet repeat expansion

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 675-682

  Montermini, Laura ^a   Richter, Andrea ^a   Morgan, Kenneth ^b   Justice, Cristina M ^f   Julien, Dominique ^a   Castellotti, Barbara ^g   Mercier, Jocelyne ^a   Poirier, Josée ^a   Capozzoli, Fiorentino ^a   Bouchard, Jean Pierre ^a   Lemieux, Bernard ^c   Mathieu, Jean ^d   Vanasse, Michel ^a   Seni, Marie Hélene ^e   Graham, Gail ^e   Andermann, Frederick ^e   Andermann, Eva ^e   Melançon, Serge B ^a   Keats, Bronya J B ^f   Di Donato, Stefano ^g   Pandolfo, Massimo ^a,h   more..

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d CHICOUTIMI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Div Dibiochimica Genet Sistema N   (Italy)

^h Ctr de Rech Louis Charles Simard   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DNA; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 17144467700     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.410410518     Document Type: Article

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