DYT1 mutations amongst adult primary dystonia patients in Singapore with review of literature comparing East and West

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-37

  Jamora, Roland Dominic G ^a   Tan, Eng King ^a,b   Liu, Chun Ping ^a   Kathirvel, Paramasivam ^a   Burgunder, Jean Marc ^a,c,d   Tan, Louis C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DYT1; Movement disorders; Primary dystonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYSTONIA; EUROPE; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUTATION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; MUTATION; SEQUENCE DELETION; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33746274737     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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