The prevalence of hereditary spastic paraplegia and the occurrence of SPG4 mutations in Estonia

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-93

  Braschinsky, Mark ^a   Lüüs, Siiri Merike ^a   Gross Paju, Katrin ^b   Haldre, Sulev ^a  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY CLINICS   (Estonia)

^b WEST TALLINN CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Hereditary spastic paraplegia; Prevalence; SPG4; Str mpell Lorrain disease

Indexed keywords

SPASTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA, HEREDITARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749151355     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000177033     Document Type: Article

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