A clinical and genetic study of spinal muscular atrophy

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 307-312

  Mishra, V N ^a   Kalita, J ^a   Kesari, A ^a   Mittal, B ^a   Shankar, S K ^b   Misra, U K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical; EMG; Hirayama Disease; SMN gene; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MATURITY ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DENERVATION; MUSCLE REINNERVATION; MYOTOME; NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PEDIGREE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHIES OF CHILDHOOD; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 4444282293     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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