Clinical characteristics of carriers of a GAG deletion in the DYT1 gene amongst Polish patients with primary dystonia

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 659-662

  Szczaluba, K ^a,b   Jurek, M ^b   Milewski, M ^b   Friedman, A ^c   Kadziolka, B ^c   Szolna, A ^d   Bal, J ^b   Mazurczak, T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOTHER AND CHILD   (Poland)

^b National Research Institute of Mother and Child   (Poland)

^c Medical Center of Postgraduate Education   (Poland)

^d Military Clinical Hospital Bydgoszcz   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dystonia; DYT1; GAG deletion; Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GUANINE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DYT1 GENE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSION DYSTONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DYSTONIC DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR CHAPERONES; POLAND;

EID: 34249806741     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01811.x     Document Type: Article

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