Analyses of copy number and mRNA expression level of the α-synuclein gene in multiple system atrophy

Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-153

  Jin, Honglian ^a   Ishikawa, Kinya ^a   Tsunemi, Taiji ^a   Ishiguro, Taro ^a   Amino, Takeshi ^a   Mizusawa, Hidehiro ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

synuclein; Brain; In situ hybridization; Multiple system atrophy (MSA); Quantitative PCR

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN; CORE BINDING FACTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL INCLUSION; CEREBELLUM; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME;

ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBELLUM; CORE BINDING FACTOR BETA SUBUNIT; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INCLUSION BODIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; OLIGODENDROGLIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 52449131844     PISSN: 13428810     EISSN: 13428810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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