Neuropathology does not correlate with regional differences in the extent of expansion of CTG repeats in the brain with myotonic dystrophy type 1

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 149-156

  Itoh, Kyoko ^a   Mitani, Maki ^b   Kawamoto, Kunihiko ^b   Futamura, Naonobu ^b   Funakawa, Itaru ^b   Jinnai, Kenji ^b   Fushiki, Shinji ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization Hyogo Chuo National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ctg repeats; Dementia; Dystrophin myotonin protein kinase; Myotonic dystrophy (DM1); Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650835212     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: 13475800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.10019     Document Type: Article

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