Molecular pathogenesis of frontotemporal lobar degeneration: Basic science seminar in neurology

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-704

  Sleegers, Kristel ^b   Kumar Singh, Samir ^b   Cruts, Marc ^b   Van Broeckhoven, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOTIDE;

FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; FRONTOTEMPORAL LOBAR DEGENERATION; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT TANDEM REPEAT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROLOGY;

EID: 45149122248     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.65.6.700     Document Type: Review

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