Definite multiple system atrophy in a german family

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 449-450

  Filosto, M ^a,b   Tonin, P ^a   Vattemi, G ^a   Scarpelli, M ^a   Baronchelli, C ^b   Broglio, L ^b   Tentorio, M ^b   Cotelli, M ^b   Padovani, A ^b   Tomelleri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORPUS STRIATUM; DEPIGMENTATION; EXON; GENE DOSAGE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GLIOSIS; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETTER; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PONS ANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; WHITE MATTER; AGED; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; GENETICS; GERMANY; GLIA; HUMAN;

ALPHA SYNUCLEIN;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN; CEREBELLUM; GERMANY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; NEUROGLIA; PUTAMEN;

EID: 64749083242     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.158949     Document Type: Letter

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