MRI of tibialis anterior as "surrogate measure" in myotonic dystrophy type 1

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-11

  Meola, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY PROTEIN KINASE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EDITORIAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRON; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE MASS; MYOTONIA; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 1; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY TYPE 2; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIC GIRDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; LEG; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY;

EID: 79952292571     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100011045     Document Type: Editorial

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