Updating genetic studies in familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 989-

  Mendes De Oliveira, João Ricardo ^a   De Lemos, Roberta Rodrigues ^a   De Oliveira, Matheus Fernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME 14; CHROMOSOME 7; CHROMOSOME 9; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FAHR DISEASE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LETTER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CHROMOSOMES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 14; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS);

EID: 70349130411     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181b18b9d     Document Type: Letter

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