Clinical manifestations and molecular genetics of spinal bulbar muscular atrophy: Report of 5 cases

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 87, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 1611-1615

  Li, Xin Hua ^a   Zhuang, Jia Jun ^b   Xie, Qiu You ^b   Li, Ai Ping ^b   Liang, Xiu Ling ^b   Feng, Yan Qing ^b   Fang, Ying Ying ^b   Li, Jin Ru ^b   Liang, Yin Xing ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Genetic diagnosis; Kennedy disease; Spinobulbar muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CREATINE KINASE; GLUCOSE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KENNEDY DISEASE; MALE; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TONGUE; WASTING SYNDROME;

ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 34548101366     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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