Frequency of FMR1 premutation in individuals with ataxia and/or tremor and/or parkinsonism

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-84

  Reis, A H O ^a   Ferreira, A C S ^b   Gomes, K B ^b   Aguiar, M J B ^a   Fonseca, C G ^a   Cardoso, F E ^a,c   Pardini, V C ^b   Carvalho, M R S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Hermes Pardini   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ataxia; FMR1; FXTAS; Parkinsonism; Premutation; Tremor

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; FMR1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FMR1 GENE; FRAGILE X ASSOCIATED TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSONISM; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMUTATION; TREMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ALLELES; ATAXIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; TREMOR;

EID: 40749086400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-1gmr357     Document Type: Article

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