Mutations and sequence variation in the human myosin heavy chain IIa gene (MYH2)

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 617-622

  Tajsharghi, Homa ^a   Darin, Niklas ^a   Rekabdar, Elham ^a   Kyllerman, Mårten ^a   Wahlström, Jan ^a   Martinsson, Tommy ^a   Oldfors, Anders ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

MYH2; Myopathy; Myosin heavy chain (MyHC); Thick filaments

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYALGIA; MYOPATHY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCULAR DISEASES; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PEDIGREE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 18844366624     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201375     Document Type: Article

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