Molecular genetics of spinocerebellar ataxia type 8 (SCA8)

RNA Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 49-52

  Mutsuddi, Mousumi ^a,b   Rebay, Ilaria ^a,c  

^a WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

CUG expansion; Drosophilia; Gain of function; KLHL1; Non coding RNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; KELCH LIKE 1 PROTEIN; PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA 8 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BINDING AFFINITY; CHROMOSOME 13Q; CLINICAL FEATURE; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REVIEW; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA;

ATAXIA; MURINAE;

EID: 25444469936     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.2.2.1682     Document Type: Review

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