Kennedy disease mimics amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A case report

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-103

  Fu, Mu Hui ^a   Lan, Min Yu ^a   Liu, Jia Shou ^a   Lai, Shung Lon ^a   Chen, Shun Sheng ^a   Chang, Yung Yee ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); Androgen receptor gene; CAG triplet repeat; Capillary electrophoresis; Kennedy disease; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KENNEDY DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 47149108360     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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