Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7): Family princeps' history, genealogy and geographical distribution

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 2 A, 2006, Pages 222-227

  Linhares, Salomão Da Cunha ^a   Horta, Wagner Goes ^c   Marques Jr , Wilson ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia (ADCA); Neurodegenerative disease; Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7); Trinucleotide repeat expansion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENEALOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIGREE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA 7; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION;

EID: 33745526026     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000200010     Document Type: Article

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