Oligodendroglial transcription factor (OLIG1 and OLIG2) mutations are not associated with Pelizaeus-Merzbacher-like leukodystrophy

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 365-366

  Ruf, Nico ^a   Martelli, Mara ^b   Weschke, Bernhard ^b   Uhlenberg, Birgit ^b  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Leukodystrophy; Myelination; Oligodendroglia

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; OLIGODENDROCYTE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; OLIGODENDROCYTE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; GJA12 GENE; HUMAN; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; MYELINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIG1 GENE; OLIG2 GENE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; PLP1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; FAMILY; HUMANS; INFANT; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MUTATION; MYELIN PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PELIZAEUS-MERZBACHER DISEASE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 34247343627     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30434     Document Type: Article

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