Clinical features of hereditary spinocerebellar ataxia diagnosed by molecular genetic analysis

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 255-259

  Lau, K K ^a   Lam, K ^b   Shiu, K L ^c   Au, K M ^a   Tsoi, T H ^c   Chan, A Y W ^a   Li, H L ^a   Sheng, B ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^c PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Friedreich ataxia; Genetic diseases, inborn; Machado Joseph disease; Spinocerebellar ataxia

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; GUANINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DENTATORUBROPALLIDOLUYSIAN ATROPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FRIEDREICH ATAXIA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROPATHY; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PYRAMIDAL SIGN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIA TYPE 1; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; SYMPTOM; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MACHADO-JOSEPH DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINOCEREBELLAR ATAXIAS; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 4043134440     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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