Phenotypic analysis of neurofilament light gene mutations linked to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in cell culture models

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 2207-2220

  Perez Olle, Raul ^a   Jones, Sidonie T ^a   Liem, Ronald K H ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MODEL; GENOTYPE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELLS, CULTURED; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 5444267945     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddh236     Document Type: Article

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