Elevated creatine kinase and transaminases in asymptomatic SBMA

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-64

  Sorenson, Eric J ^a   Klein, Christopher J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Kennedy's syndrome; Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy; Trinucleotide repeats; X linked disorders

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATINE KINASE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; FASCICULATION; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; KENNEDY DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREMOR; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ADULT; CREATINE KINASE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TRANSAMINASES; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT EXPANSION;

EID: 33847301867     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17482960600765040     Document Type: Article

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