Molecular bases of metachromatic leukodystrophy in Polish patients

Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 394-396

  Ługowska, Agnieszka ^a   Poski, Rafał ^b   Włodarski, Pawe ^b   Tylki Szymańska, Anna ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

ARSA; arylsulfatase A; lysosomal disease; lysosome; metachromatic leukodystrophy; mutation analysis

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSIDE SULFATASE; DNA;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; POLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; GENETICS; MUTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBROSIDE-SULFATASE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKODYSTROPHY, METACHROMATIC; MUTATION; POLAND;

EID: 77954163128     PISSN: 14345161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2010.25     Document Type: Article

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