Analysis of segregation patterns in Machado-Joseph disease pedigrees

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 920-923

  Bettencourt, Conceição ^a   Santos, Cristina ^a,b   Kay, Teresa ^c   Vasconcelos, João ^d   Lima, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL DO DIVINO ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Mendelian transmission; MJD; Prevalence; Residual risk; SCA3

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; MACHADO JOSEPH DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIGREE; PROGENY; RISK; SEGREGATION DISTORTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACHADO-JOSEPH DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 52649089692     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10038-008-0330-y     Document Type: Article

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