Molecular genetics of distal hereditary motor neuropathies

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue REV. ISS. 2, 2004, Pages

  Irobi, Joy ^a   De Jonghe, Peter ^a   Timmerman, Vincent ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; DYNACTIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 22; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; HELICASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BINDING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU CHAIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SEIPIN; SENATAXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CELL ACTIVITY; CHROMOSOME; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLYCOSYLATION; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; ONSET AGE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING; RNA TRANSLATION; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SPINE DISEASE; STRESS;

HEREDITARY SENSORY AND AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHIES; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 5444229769     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh226     Document Type: Review

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