Distal arthrogryposis and muscle weakness associated with a β-tropomyosin mutation

Neurology

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 772-775

  Tajsharghi, H ^a   Kimber, E ^b   Holmgren, D ^a   Tulinius, M ^a   Oldfors, A ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPOMYOSIN; ARGININE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ADULT; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE; THIN FILAMENT; AGED; EXON; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARGININE; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EXONS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; TROPOMYOSIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 33947541830     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000256339.40667.fb     Document Type: Article

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