Lack of mutations in spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 and 3 genes in a Taiwanese (Ethnic Chinese) cohort of familial and early-onset parkinsonism

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 434-438

  Lin, Chin Hsien ^a   Hwu, Wuh Liang ^a   Chiang, Shu Chuan ^a   Tai, Chun Hwei ^a   Wu, Ruey Meei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Early onset parkinsonism; Ethnic Chinese; SCA2; SCA3; Taiwanese

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; ONSET AGE; PARKINSONISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCA2 GENE; SCA3 GENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PHENOTYPE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TAIWAN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 34250861513     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30427     Document Type: Article

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