A novel FTL insertion causing neuroferritinopathy

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-72

  Batey, S ^a   Vuillaume, I ^b   Devos, D ^b   Destee A ^b   Curtis, A J ^a,c   Lombes, A ^d   Curtis, A ^a,c   Burn, J ^c   Chinnery, P F ^c,e  

^a NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FERRITIN;

BASAL GANGLION; FAMILY; FERRITIN LIGHT POLYPEPTIDE GENE; GENE; GENE INSERTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUTATION; NEUROFERRITINOPATHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOFERRITINS; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES; FRANCE; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; IRON METABOLISM DISORDERS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL;

EID: 74549167336     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: 14686244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2008.061911     Document Type: Letter

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